The Hangovers was a United Kingdom alternative rock group formed in 1997 by Gina Birch of The Raincoats, who was joined by other musicians. The group's debut single, "Soho" (1997), was released on Rough Trade Records. In 1998, the ensemble released its album, Slow Dirty Tears, on Smoke Records, and on Kill Rock Stars in the United States, receiving a four-star review from AllMusic. The lineup, which included Simon Fisher Turner, Ida Akesson, Phil Legg, John Frenett, Mary Deigan, and Joe Dilworth, toured the United States with Sleater-Kinney and Canada with Christian D. In 1998, the band also released the singles "Duck Nonsense", "Sitting On Top Of The World", and "We Had A Really Smashing Time". After these releases, the band issued no further material and disbanded.
