Breaks Co-Op is a New Zealand band, formed in 1997, initially recorded with Deepgrooves Entertainment and more recently with EMI.^[1]

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The band members are Andy Lovegrove, Zane Lowe, and Hamish Clark.

Lowe had collaborated with Clark when Lowe was a member of hip-hop group Urban Disturbance.^[2][3] Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the electronic album Roofers in 1997^[4] before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. They ended up in the UK, where Lowe became a radio DJ and TV presenter.^[5]

After several years hiatus, Lowe and Clark started working on new material in 2004, recruiting Andy Lovegrove from artist/producers The Away Team after hearing a vocal demo.

Released in 2005 in New Zealand, The Sound Inside was a double-platinum seller,^[6] with lead single "The Otherside" the winner of Song of the Year at the New Zealand Music Awards.

The Co-op toured and relocated to the UK, where their album was released by Parlophone.

The live lineup is Lovegrove on lead vocals and guitar; Rodney Fisher on vocals, lead guitar, mandolin and percussion; Rio Hemopo on bass and vocals; Tom Atkinson on drums; and Clark on turntables, samples, and vocals.

The song "The Otherside" is featured in the Season One Brothers & Sisters episode "Valentine's Day Massacre". Also from the album, the song "The Sound Inside" is featured in the Season Seven CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Post Mortem".

The song "Transister" from the album Roofers features New Zealand musician Jordan Reyne as guest vocalist / lyricist.