Initially formed by Matthew Mole (vocals, guitar, synthesizer) and Sarah Daly (vocals, violin, bass guitar) around 2004 in London, England, UK. The line-up was later expanded with the addition of Amina Bates (guitar, keyboards, background vocals), and Tom Hutt (drums).
Scanners (formed 2005) are a London, United Kingdom based band consisting of Sarah Daly (vocals/bass/violin), Matthew Mole (guitar/vocals/synth), Amina Bates (guitar/keys) and Tom Hutt (drums).
Signed by label owner and DJ Steve Aoki to his indie label Dim Mak. They have been blogged by Perez Hilton with the title "Perez Pushes The Scanners" and have played on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. Their music has been used in U.S tv shows Life, Gossip Girl, Entourage and One Tree Hill, motion pictures Mamma's Boy and Endgame ,and a Renault Car Advert. Their song Raw has become a cult hit with EA Gamers of NHL Ice Hockey.
They have played shows alongside bands like The Charlatans, Air, Mystery Jets, ¡Forward, Russia!, Datarock and Devo.
Their debut album, Violence Is Golden, was released in 2006 on Dim Mak in the US and in 2008 in the UK. They have just recorded their new album co produced by Stephen Hague which will be out 2009.
[officialsite]http://www.scannersmusic.co.uk
Scanners are an alternative band from London, England formed around 2004.