Feeder

The Profile

Feeder are a Welsh alternative rock band formed in the 1990s, led by songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Grant Nicholas with bassist Taka Hirose. Their catalog is often described as a blend of grunge-tinged guitar rock and British pop-rock melody, with a notable stylistic shift toward more reflective material after drummer Jon Lee’s death in 2002.

Publicly verifiable: Feeder are a Welsh alternative rock band (formed in Newport, Wales) led by Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose; founding drummer Jon Lee died in 2002; Mark Richardson later played drums with the band; notable singles include “Buck Rogers” and “Just a Day”.

Across these reviews, Feeder are framed as a Welsh alt-rock mainstay built on Grant Nicholas’s melody-first songwriting. A recurring storyline is the band’s post-2002 shift toward more reflective, ballad-heavy pop-rock after drummer Jon Lee’s suicide. Later-era albums (Tallulah, Torpedo, Black / Red) are described as a quality resurgence, mixing grunge bite with anthemic choruses. Renegades is repeatedly treated as controversial/less loved, yet also as a key ‘reset’ that fed into later success. Compilations (The Singles; The Best Of Feeder / Arrow) are presented as strong entry points and proof of depth beyond the hits.