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In concert, the band usually alternate between the three songwriters (who all sing lead vocals on their own songs) giving equal playing time to each one's songs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band's sound relies heavily on chiming, Byrds-esque guitars and harmony vocals. As well as being compared to the Byrds, Teenage Fanclub have also been compared to Big Star, Neil Young, and Dinosaur Jr. Although often pegged as alternative rock, the group has incorporated a wide variety of elements from various music styles in its songs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenage Fanclub has had a succession of drummers, including Francis MacDonald, Justin Cobley, Brendan O’Hare and Paul Quinn, who was later replaced by the returning Francis MacDonald. Keyboardist Finlay MacDonald (no relation) has also been a member.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of July 2010, the band have released nine studio albums and two compilation albums.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Teenage+Fanclub","playStationPath":"/stations/113345251/play","stationId":113345251,"bioPath":"/music/Teenage+Fanclub/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Frank+Black","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/624/624b72c4b0b575747704ce78c10bf8eb_md.jpg","artistName":"Frank Black","artistId":2726,"station_id":113428716},{"musicPath":"/music/Grandaddy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e1f/e1fc550118abc482ff74fd2548dbc6f6_md.jpg","artistName":"Grandaddy","artistId":1065,"station_id":113346676},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Beta+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/469/469ab86043df0ed9060f9ee4963b32d9_md.jpg","artistName":"The Beta Band","artistId":2289,"station_id":113275742},{"musicPath":"/music/The+New+Pornographers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/47b/47bcc19b264e5e5809bb8e439ec516b7_md.jpg","artistName":"The New Pornographers","artistId":2332,"station_id":113307485},{"musicPath":"/music/Brendan+Benson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0de/0de25089be3a15e445d5a75e10f613b0_md.jpg","artistName":"Brendan Benson","artistId":11521,"station_id":113662307},{"musicPath":"/music/Cornershop","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5c9/5c9499d83ec7e7222acafaa060ef3929_md.jpg","artistName":"Cornershop","artistId":988,"station_id":113461345},{"musicPath":"/music/Spoon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/64b/64be3991a1fe83d10226be402ad1f8e8_md.jpg","artistName":"Spoon","artistId":1859,"station_id":113263740},{"musicPath":"/music/Gruff+Rhys","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/96c/96c29d0401b0dc0685f9d06047860133_md.jpg","artistName":"Gruff Rhys","artistId":83656,"station_id":269068275},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Bluetones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b46/b46edfbb59ff1bd629c859491807e399_md.jpg","artistName":"The Bluetones","artistId":60171,"station_id":261593010},{"musicPath":"/music/Beulah","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/456/45644b13aa78fa56d8495a5d91e6e419_md.jpg","artistName":"Beulah","artistId":162,"station_id":113604230},{"musicPath":"/music/Sparklehorse","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d91/d91c051cdc24bde13d358c40e56bfe56_md.jpg","artistName":"Sparklehorse","artistId":687,"station_id":113419535},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Auteurs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bac/bac4724716df10b3692b8e91b04e6785_md.jpg","artistName":"The Auteurs","artistId":109631,"station_id":282140710},{"musicPath":"/music/Material+Issue","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/63b/63bf42b42185f310b42f7e24fd2025be_md.jpg","artistName":"Material Issue","artistId":855,"station_id":113421883},{"musicPath":"/music/Superdrag","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/461/461ca4ea6e5b1f0571ef97b342ca7364_md.jpg","artistName":"Superdrag","artistId":2281,"station_id":113802855},{"musicPath":"/music/Elastica","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b89/b8978485e8acb34a06f12b334b4297e6_md.jpg","artistName":"Elastica","artistId":357,"station_id":113422078},{"musicPath":"/music/The+dB+s","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c10/c108f21d9bbdba37eca064bcb8d44919_md.jpg","artistName":"The dB's","artistId":147838,"station_id":296298240},{"musicPath":"/music/J+Mascis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/26b/26b6c66dfd56f09118fcb83519f27ece_md.jpg","artistName":"J Mascis","artistId":6549,"station_id":113330631},{"musicPath":"/music/Robert+Pollard","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e1b/e1b374826a3695331691aec9659b289a_md.jpg","artistName":"Robert Pollard","artistId":32624,"station_id":181968811}]}