Love and Rockets were an English
alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former
Bauhaus members
Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar and saxophone),
David J (bass guitar and vocals) and
Kevin Haskins (drums and synthesisers) after the group split in 1983. Ash and Haskins had recorded and performed in another band,
Tones on Tail, between 1982 and 1984. Love and Rockets' fusion of underground rock music with elements of pop music provided an early catalyst for alternative rock. They released seven studio albums before breaking up in 1999 and reformed briefly in 2007 for a few live shows, before splitting again in 2009.