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InMe
Background information
Origin	Harold Wood, Essex, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Post-grunge
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	V2
Website	www.inmeonline.com
Members
Dave McPherson Greg McPherson Simon Taylor
Former members
Joe Morgan

InMe are an English alternative rock group from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996.

Contents 1 Members 2 Former Members 3 History 4 Music Style 5 Overgrown Eden 6 White Butterfly 7 Caught: White Butterfly 8 Joe Morgan Leaving 9 Daydream Anonymous 10 Discography 10.1 Albums 10.2 Live Albums 10.3 Singles 10.4 Videos 11 External links

• Dave McPherson (Vocals/Guitar)
• Greg McPherson (Vocals/Bass)
• Simon Taylor (Drums)

• Joe Morgan (Vocals/Bass)

The group originally formed as "Drowned" in 1996. The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson on guitar and vocals, Joe Morgan on bass and backing vocals and Simon Taylor on drums. They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based station Phoenix FM. They signed with MFN in 2001 and changed their name to "InMe" to avoid confusion with the American Christian rock group of the same name.

During 2004, however, the record company MFN collapsed and InMe were left without a label. They signed with V2 Records and created their own "Pandora's Box Records".

As of the 19th July 2006, Joe Morgan ceased to play bass for InMe. He has been replaced by Dave's brother Greg McPherson. Joe has chosen to leave the band on good terms and to pursue a different career.

Their musical style of simple riffs combined with angst-ridden lyrical material has led many to dub them as 'Nu-Metal', although since they emerged onto the screens of Kerrang! TV shortly after the popularity of this fad had waned and the term had ceased to be applied so widely, the most accurate label for InMe's music would probably be post-grunge.

In the early days of Overgrown Eden, InMe were labelled by many as 'Nu-Metal', but upon the release of White Butterfly, it became clear that the band had matured and were labelled by many as 'Post-Grunge'. Early performances of tracks off of Daydream Anonymous have suggested to many that InMe may be heading back slightly towards the music heard in Overgrown Eden, but no common opinion on the music style of this album has yet been formed.

InMe's first single, "UnderDose", was released in 2002 and entered the UK charts at #66. This was followed by the single 'Firefly' which entered the top 40. The band released one more single before the album; 'Crushed like fruit' which reached #25 in the UK charts. Their debut album was delayed several times until its eventual release on January 30, 2003 titled Overgrown Eden. The record entered the UK album charts at #15. This was followed by the single 'Neptune'.

On June 5, 2006, Overgrown Eden was re-released in its original format. This was due to the band finally getting the rights for the album from MFN.

Their second album, White Butterfly, was released June 20th 2005. It was released in two forms in the UK, a standard edition with thirteen tracks, and a limited edition with two bonus tracks 'Every whisper aches' and 'Angels with Snipers'. The first single from White Butterfly was technically "Faster The Chase" back in 2004 when the band were still with MFN. Before the release of the album, there was a leak where several tracks, due to be released for the first time on the album, escaped and were downloaded by many InMe fans. This incident is often used to explain why White Butterfly did not reach as high as Overgrown Eden in the UK chart. After, download-only single, "Otherside", was released at a cost of £0.99p (GBP) per download. The first in-store single to be released on the new label, however, was "7 Weeks" which reached #36 in the UK singles chart. The second single from the album So You Know reached #33. The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK. White Butterfly was produced by Josh Abraham, known for his work with other big name bands such as KoЯn.

The band released a double a-side download single "White Butterfly/Safe In A Room" on the 19th December, 2005 with a 5 track live EP. It can be purchased from the HMV download store, which turned up at #36 in the National download chart.

The album White Butterfly was written for and dedicated to James Austin, a friend of the group who met Joe during secondary school, who passed away six weeks before his 19th birthday in July of 2002 after an accident away on holiday with friends celebrating finishing A-Level exams. The reason behind the term white butterfly, was due to when James was a child. He once stroked a white butterfly's wing as a tot and always reminded people that he was 'special' as it is very rare for this to happen. After his passing whenever his family or friends thought or spoke of him a white butterfly flew past, making people feel as if he was close.

A live album, titled Caught: White Butterfly was recorded at the London Astoria on the 17th December 2005 at the end of a massive UK tour. It was released on the 14th August 2006. InMe have always played a mixture of both the new and the old material, playing tracks from Overgrown Eden, White Butterfly and some of their B-sides live.

The album was a prelude to an eagerly awaited live DVD of the bands performance at the London Astoria at the same date, named "White Butterfly Caught Live", which was released October 9th 2006. On release, the demand was very high and prices rose quickly on both www.amazon.co.uk and www.play.com

This note was posted by Dave and Simon of InMe on the bands message board along with their MySpace account. it reads;

"This is an official announcement to let you know that Joe will no longer be playing bass with InMe. He is going to pursue a different career and we wish him all the best. We have had 10 amazing years doing what we love together and we have no regrets. Good luck mate. Si and I however will be continuing InMe and will be joined by Greg McPherson on bass duties. We will be playing all announced dates and we hope to hit you with some new music soon. Sir Joe Morgan, we salute you. Dave and Si. X"

On December 7 the band announced over MySpace that their new album will be called Daydream Anonymous. They also placed two demos on their myspace page, "Myths & Photographs" and "I Won't Let Go".

On January 26 the band posted 2 more demos on their MySpace site. "RainDrops On Stones" and "Soldier". All the early demos were recorded by Dave on Apple's "GarageBand" software.

Overgrown Eden (2003) Music For Nations UK #15

White Butterfly (2005) V2 Records UK #56

Daydream Anonymous (2007) TBA UK #??

Caught: White Butterfly (2006) Secret

Year	Song	UK Singles Chart	UK Download Chart	UK Rock Singles	Album
2002	"Underdose"	66	-	22	Overgrown Eden
2002	"Firefly"	43	-	9	Overgrown Eden
2003	"Crushed Like Fruit"	25	-	3	Overgrown Eden
2003	"Neptune"	46	-	9	Overgrown Eden
2004	"Faster the Chase"	31	-	8	White Butterfly
2004	"Otherside"	-	29	-	White Butterfly
2005	"7 Weeks"	37	36	10	White Butterfly
2005	"So You Know"	33	32	17	White Butterfly
2005	"Safe In A Room/White Butterfly"	-	36	38	White Butterfly

• "Underdose"
• "Firefly"
• "Crushed Like Fruit"
• "Neptune"
• "Faster The Chase"
• "7 Weeks"
• "So You Know"
• "Safe In A Room"

• InMe official site
• Phoenix FM
• Imurno site
• Interview with Simon from InMe at TMF2005
• Interview with InMe
• InMe Fansite
• InMe Fansite
• InMe French Fansite
• Dave McPherson Fanlisting
• Interview with Inme's Joe Morgan
• InMe's official Myspace page

Inme

Dave McPherson - Greg McPherson - Simon Taylor

Discography

Albums and extended plays: Overgrown Eden (2003) - White Butterfly (2005) - Caught: White Butterfly (2006) - Daydream Anonymous (2007)

Singles - "Underdose" - "Firefly" - "Crushed Like Fruit" - "Neptune" - "Faster the Chase" - "Otherside" - "7 Weeks" - "So You Know" - "Safe In A Room/White Butterfly"