A Genuine Freakshow was a British art rock, baroque pop, and post-rock ensemble formed in 2005 in Reading. The group consisted of Timothy Sutcliffe, Simon Evans, Melanie Dickson, John Dunstan, Jack Bryant, Marianne Casey Canning, and John Szmidt. The band transitioned to a post-rock sound in 2006 and settled on a permanent seven-piece lineup in 2008. Its first recording, “We Are the Undercurrents”, appeared in March 2008. The ensemble released the studio album Oftentimes in November 2010 through the label Peartree Records. The recording was produced by Jordan Fish and Michael Hunter and featured the tracks “I Can Feel His Heartbeats”, “Hopscotch Machine Gun Madness”, and “Our Bodies”. The bonus album Pastimes appeared in October 2010. The ensemble performed at the Reading and Leeds festivals in 2011 and became inactive in 2013.
