Deaf School are an English
art rock/
new wave band, formed in
Liverpool in 1973. Between 1976 and 1978 they recorded three albums for the
Warner Brothers label, in an art rock style that had its roots in cabaret, moving towards a harder punk rock sound. The band split in 1978 but have since been recognized as an important influence on many British musicians. According to
Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer
Holly Johnson: "They revived Liverpool music for a generation." The journalist, author and founder of
Mojo,
Paul Du Noyer, went further: "In the whole history of Liverpool music two bands matter most, one is
The Beatles and the other is Deaf School."