22-20s

Irving played with other groups in the wake of the breakup, including Marner Brown and Fuzzbox Music. Coombes joined his brothers Gaz and Rob in Supergrass as a second guitarist and backing vocalist, played with the band Missing Pieces, and also formed his own group, Charly Coombes & the New Breed. Meanwhile, Trimble and Bartup worked on new material together, but little of it was heard. In 2008, the 22-20s were asked to re-form for the Heavenly Festival, and Trimble, Bartup, and Irving were joined by guitarist Dan Hare for the gig. Though it seemed like the group had no plans to continue after that show, the bandmembers were working on material in secret and toured England in 2009 under the name the Bitter Pills. They released their new music almost as stealthily, dropping the single Latest Heartbreak that December. A live EP arrived in March 2010, and the full-length Shake/Shiver/Moan was released in Japan that May and in the U.S. and the U.K. in June; late that year, the band announced it was relocating to Minneapolis. The 22-20s' third album, Got It If You Want It, arrived in 2012, and shortly afterward, it was announced that Hare had left the group. The band officially announced its breakup on Facebook in 2014. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

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