The Sundays (Highly Recommended…)
The Sundays were an influential british indie group of the late 1980s and 1990s. Singer Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin formed the band in college at bristol, soon adding bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan. Comparisons were drawn with original label-mates The Smiths, and bands such as Cocteau Twins, and 10,000 Maniacs.
Their level of commercial success was almost unprecedented by an indie act when their first album ‘Reading Writing and Arithmetic’ (rough trade, 1989) debuted in the British charts at number 4…, (even cracking the US Top 40) with little publicity and almost a year after the legendary single and John Peel fave ‘Can’t Be Sure’ peaked at number 45. This now seminal album also featured the single “Here’s Where The Story Ends” (more recently covered by ‘Tin Tin Out’) and other classic indie pop tunes ‘Skin & Bones’, ‘Hideous Towns’ and ‘I Kicked A Boy’.
A US tour and a (soon to become infamous) “break” preceded follow-up album ‘Blind’ (1992) for which sky-high critical expectations couldn’t be met, though single ‘Goodbye’ fared well reaching number 27. It was a long wait before third and most recent album ‘Static and Silence’ (parlophone, 1997) was released, followed by a 3-date UK, and 14-date U.S tour. Single “Summertime” (possibly one of the most summery singles ever released) was taken from this album, and garnered airplay in most parts of the world, although the follow-up “Cry” didn’t fare quite as well.
Artist – The Sundays
Album – Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
Release Date – 1990
Genre – Indie, Alternative
Tracklist
1 Skin & Bones 4:17
2 Here’s Where the Story Ends 3:55
3 Can’t Be Sure 3:25
4 I Won 4:22
5 Hideous Towns 3:48
6 You’re Not the Only One I Know 3:51
7 A Certain Someone 4:25
8 I Kicked a Boy 2:18
9 My Finest Hour 3:59
10 Joy 4:10
The Sundays – Reading, Writing and Arithmetic Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – The Sundays
Album – Blind
Release Date – 1992
Genre – Indie, Alternative
Tracklist
1 I Feel 4:03
2 Goodbye 4:46
3 Life & Soul 2:40
4 More 2:45
5 On Earth 2:24
6 God Made Me 4:51
7 Love 4:34
8 What Do You Think? 3:58
9 24 Hours 3:31
10 Blood on My Hands 3:41
11 Medicine 3:43
The Sundays – Blind Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – The Sundays
Album – Static & Silence
Release Date – 1997
Genre – Indie, Alternative
Tracklist
1 Summertime 3:34
2 Homeward 3:49
3 Folk Song 3:03
4 She 3:07
5 When I’m Thinking About You 4:18
6 I Can’t Wait 2:22
7 Another flavour 3:19
8 Leave This City 4:23
9 Your Eyes 2:30
10 Cry 4:05
11 Monochrome 4:16
The Sundays – Static & Silence Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5)
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