title: The Charlottes
text: # The Charlottes
  
  The Charlottes were a female fronted indie pop band from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in England, formed in 1988.
  
  ## History
  
  The band formed in 1988, initially as The Giant Polar Bears, comprising Petra Roddis (vocals), Graham Gargiulo (guitar), David Fletcher (bass), and Simon Scott (drums). After a debut single "Are You Happy Now?" in 1988, their debut album, Love Happy, was issued by The Subway Organization the following year.
  
  They were a favourite band of John Peel, for whom they recorded a radio session in 1989.
  
  The band then signed to the Cherry Red label. In 1990, drummer Simon Scott left to join Slowdive and the band split up after releasing a second album, Things Come Apart, in 1990 and now records as a solo artist. Gargiulo later formed a new band, Barefoot Contessa.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Singles and EP
  
  * "Are You Happy Now?" (1988) Molesworth
  * Love in the Emptiness EP (1990) Subway
  * "Liar" (1990) Cherry Red
  
  ### Albums
  
  * Love Happy (1989) Subway
  * Things Come Apart (1991) Cherry Red
  * Liar: The Best Of The Charlottes (2006) Cherry Red
  