Filtered were an indie-rock trio from London, UK, active between 2000 and 2006. Kabir Sheikh (guitar/vocal) and Fraser Whitehead (bass) had played in various bands before the duo's live debut in 2000. Filtered's debut album, "New Moon", was recorded in January 2001. Reviews stated 'Filtered have plenty of strong melodies [and] brilliant songs, played by fine musicians... a new force to be reckoned with in the genre.' The album received airplay in the UK, Germany, the US and Holland. Shortly after their summer 2002 UK tour, drummer Nick Gipson was recruited and the three-piece recorded the pop EP, "Nicotine and Tar", of which reviewers noted 'a big improvement. The band is clearly starting to develop an identity of their own' playing 'anthemic radio rock' and 'daring to be uplifting rather than mining melancholy'. Filtered's second and final album, "See Straight Through" (2004), saw them combine their pop, punk, indie and even progressive rock influences into a whole, with more complex songs and arrangements. A busy 2005 saw the release of the "Shaping the Truth" EP and a chance meeting led to the band touring Slovakia in May 2006. The band played a few gigs upon returning to the UK before splitting up in August 2006.