Primal Scream
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Active: 1982 - present
Biography
Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1982 by Bobby Gillespie and *Jim Beattie*. Key figures in the mid-1980s indie pop scene, they broke through when acid house reshaped their sound on 'Screamadelica' (1991), winner of the first Mercury Prize, and have since moved through blues rock, dub, trip hop and industrial styles across twelve studio albums, most recently 'Come Ahead' (2024). The current core is Gillespie, guitarist Andrew Innes and drummer Darrin Mooney, following the deaths of keyboardist Martin Duffy (2022) and bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield (2025) and the departure of bassist Simone Butler in January 2026.
Genres
Primal Scream Discography
- Sonic Flower Groove (1987) - Album - rated 3.04/5
- Primal Scream (1989) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- Screamadelica (1991) - Album - rated 4.03/5
- Give Out But Don't Give Up (1994) - Album - rated 3.23/5
- Echo Dek (1997) - Album - rated 3.29/5
- Vanishing Point (1997) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- If They Move, Kill 'Em (1998) - Single
- XTRMNTR (2000) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- Autobahn 66 (2002) - Single - rated 3.21/5
- Evil Heat (2002) - Album - rated 3.29/5
- Miss Lucifer (2002) - Single - rated 3.48/5
- Riot City Blues (2006) - Album - rated 2.84/5
- Beautiful Future (2008) - Album - rated 2.87/5
- More Light (2013) - Album - rated 3.41/5
- Chaosmosis (2016) - Album - rated 2.79/5
- Come Ahead (2024) - Album - rated 2.94/5
Members
- Bobby Gillespie - lead vocals (1982–Present)
- Andrew Innes - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1987–Present)
- Darrin Mooney - drums, percussion (1997–Present)
- Robert Young - guitar, bass, backing vocals (1982–2006)
- Henry Olsen - bass (1988–1995)
- Phillip Tomanov - drums (1988–1995)
- Martin Duffy - keyboards (1989–2022)
- Denise Johnson - vocals (1990–1995)
- Gary Mounfield - bass (1996–2011)
- Kevin Shields - guitar (1997–2006)
- Barrie Cadogan - guitar, backing vocals (2006–2015)
- Simone Butler - bass, backing vocals (2012–2025)