Texas is an alternative rock band which formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986 and fronted by singer
Sharleen Spiteri. The band was founded by
Johnny McElhone (of
Altered Images), taking the name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas. Their musical sound went from
blues rock from debut album
Southside (1989), via
blue eyed soul of
White on Blonde (1997) to the
disco pop of
Red Book (2005). Their first album for eight years, The Conversation, was released on 20th May 2013. In May 2017 the band released their ninth studio album, Jump on Board and in February 2020 announced on Tw…
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