Dave McPherson

InMe are an English rock band originally formed in Brentwood, Essex in 1996.

InMe have released seven studio albums, two EPs, one "bootleg" album, one best-of compilation, one live album, one live EP and an acoustic album.

The group originally formed as Drowned in 1996 when many of the band were just 14 years old.

The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson as guitarist / vocalist, Joe Morgan as bassist / backing vocalist and Simon Taylor as drummer.

They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based radio station, Phoenix FM.

They recorded many unreleased tracks such as "acid drop" and "apricot" The band scored their break when a scout from MFN caught the end of one of their sets, whilst attending a gig to see another band.

They signed with MFN in 2001, and changed their name to InMe to avoid confusion with Drowned, an American Christian rock band of the same name.

"Underdose" was released in July 2002 and entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 66.

This was followed by "Firefly" in September which peaked at No. 43.

Overgrown Eden was released through Music for Nations in January 2003, after numerous delays.

It reached No. 15 in the UK Albums Chart, and No. 1 in the UK Rock Albums Chart.

Four singles were released from Overgrown Eden.

These were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed Like Fruit" and "Neptune", the first three of these being issued before the album.

"Crushed Like Fruit" appeared in January 2003, charting at No. 25.

"Neptune" was the last single released from the album in April 2003, charting at No. 46, and was accompanied with a video featuring fans at a live gig.

Music for Nations went out of business during 2004, when they were absorbed into a parent company.

The first single from White Butterfly was "Faster The Chase" in 2004, when the band were still with MFN.

Before the release of the album, there was a leak where several tracks, due to be released for the first time on the album were downloaded.

The first in-store single to be released on the new label was "7 Weeks" which reached No. 36 in the UK chart, whilst the second single, "So You Know", peaked at No. 33.

The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK.

White Butterfly was produced by Josh Abraham and Colin Richardson.

Their second album, White Butterfly, was released on 20 June 2005.

It was released in two forms in the UK, a standard edition with thirteen tracks, and a limited edition with two bonus tracks "Every Whisper ACHES" and "Angels with Snipers".

The band released a double A-side download single "White Butterfly" / "Safe In a Room" on 19 December 2005, with a five track live EP.

A live album, titled Caught: White Butterfly was recorded at the London Astoria in December 2005, and released in August 2006.

During this time the rights for Overgrown Eden were lost, and because of this, the album was eventually re-released in June 2006 when those rights were re-obtained.

The live DVD, White Butterfly Caught Live, which was released in October 2006.

In 2006, Joe Morgan left the band following the end of the tour cycle for White Butterfly and went to study at university, being replaced by Dave's younger brother Greg McPherson.

In September 2007, InMe released their third album Daydream Anonymous.

It charted in the UK at No. 71, making it the lowest charting InMe album to date.

Daydream Anonymous featured thirteen tracks.

"I Won't Let Go" was released as the only single.

Daydream Anonymous was played in its entirety on two nights of InMe's greatest hits tour in December.

A DVD of the band's Overgrown Eden show at the Highbury Garage on 18 November 2010 was released via PledgeMusic as a part of the band's campaign for their fifth album The Pride.

The band has had eight singles appear on the UK Top 100 Singles Chart.

The band are open about the fact that they all have day jobs, and ask fans to support them financially.

InMe played Overgrown Eden in its entirety in two separate dates in November 2010 as a part of a greatest hits tour to support their "best-of" album Phoenix: The Best Of InMe.

The London show was recorded and was initially intended to be released through Sony BMG as a part of a re-release of Overgrown Eden.

White Butterfly was played in its entirety at two of InMe's shows on their greatest hits tour in November 2010.

The DVD was eventually released through Graphite Records in 2012 along with the band's 5th Album The Pride.