The Names were a post-punk band formed in 1978 as The Passengers. They released their first single, Spectators Of Life, in 1979, before signing to Factory Records the following year. Night Shift received generally good reviews in the press and sold 4,500 copies, but the band were damaged by the accusation that they were a poor man's Joy Division. The Names released two albums, Swimming and Postcard Views, before splitting in the mid-80s sometime. A third album, Monsters Next Door, was released in 2009 after a reformation, and The Names have maintained a cult following in their native Belgium.
1981, Factory Records
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