Love and Rockets are an alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash (guitars, saxophone, and vocals), David J (bass and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums, synthesizers). Former Bauhaus vocalist, Peter Murphy, had embarked on a solo career after Bauhaus split in 1983. Ash and Haskins had recorded and performed in another band Tones on Tail between 1982 and 1984.