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Buffseeds

The Buffseeds were an English indie pop band formed in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1999, consisting of Kieran Scragg on lead vocals and guitar, with Joel Scragg on bass, Ella Lewis on drums and Neil Reed on keyboards. They were active between 1999 and 2004. They are best known for the song "Sparkle Me", which featured in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, Season 1, episode 5 - "Shake Your Groove Thing". They released their one and only album, The Picture Show on 3 March 2003, playing at the Glastonbury Festival that same year. The album charted at 47 on the UK Official Independent Albums Chart. They also had four singles charting on the UK Official Singles Chart. Lead singer Kieran Scragg and keyboarder Neil Read went on to form Iko.

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The Buffseeds were an English indie pop band formed in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1999, consisting of Kieran Scragg on lead vocals and guitar, with Joel Scragg on bass, Ella Lewis on drums and Neil Reed on keyboards. They were active between 1999 and 2004. They are best known for the song "Sparkle Me", which featured in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, Season 1, episode 5 - "Shake Your Groove Thing". They released their one and only album, The Picture Show on 3 March 2003, playing at the Glastonbury Festival that same year. The album charted at 47 on the UK Official Independent Albums Chart. They also had four singles charting on the UK Official Singles Chart. Lead singer Kieran Scragg and keyboarder Neil Read went on to form Iko.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2003-03-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2003-03-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361021172

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.