A top winner. Adrenaline-fuelled guitar pop, fusing buzz-saw Gibsons with chiming Rickenbackers. The Byrds meet The Buzzcocks. Four lads from somewhere in England commanded by Donald Elsey. Unbridled passion for energy and melody.
The Traceys - Ghost Island [7" Integrity Records 1996]
18 Wheeler was a Scottish rock band active in the early 1990s, consisting of Sean Jackson (vocals, guitar), David Keenan (guitar, vocals -left in 1994 to start his own group, the Telstar Ponies-), Alan Hake (bass), and Neil Halliday (drums). Having affection for Big Star's immaculate guitar pop, as well as the country-rock of Gram Parsons and the golden harmonies of the Beach Boys, the U.K. press dismissed them as pale imitators, many critics felt they were too similar to their influences, but some others saw the range of these influences as potentially a good thing. True. This tune, from the their second album Formanka, confirms that.
18 Wheeler - Steel Guitars [7" Creation 1995]
Sportique was a British pop band formed in 1997 by Gregory Webster (Razorcuts), with Mark Flunder of the Television Personalities and Rob Pursey of Heavenly. Wide variety of influences from the 60s through the 80s and beyond. Early singles were gangly jangly tunes, have slowly steered the template into more experimental waters.
Sportique - You Didn't Have To Be So Nice [7" Rox 1998]
Revolver was a heavily melodic shoegaze band that released a trio of singles on and one lp before calling it quits in the early '90s. Unlike a lot of their peers, Revolver focused on songs more than sounds, textured and distinctive pop melodicism. Formed in London in 1990, the band consisted of Mat Flint (guitar/vocals), Hamish Brown (bass), and Nick Dewey (drums). Flint eventually joined Death in Vegas as their bassist.Revolver - Red All Over [12" single Hut Records 1991]
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