Pale Saints - The Tintwhistle Brass Band

Pale Saints was a British shoegaze band formed by Ian Masters (bass/vocals), Graeme Naysmith (guitar), and Chris Cooper (drums). They began as a three-piece band based in Leeds, England, in 1987. The band was signed to 4AD records by 4AD chief Ivo after their first London show. They were amongst a number of groups in the nineties who were dubbed as shoegaze by the NME and Melody Maker. Early band interviews showed them to be a fun-loving bunch in contrast to their dark, lyrically pessimistic pop music.

For The Whole World To See - Death

There are multiple artists sharing the name Death; 1) A pioneering death metal band from Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. 2) A protopunk band from Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 3) A horrorcore rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. 4) A hard techno producer from Germany. 1) Death was an American death metal band formed in Altamonte Springs, Florida in 1984 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner. Death is considered to be among the most influential

#proto-punk #garage rock #psychedelic rock #punk #70s

Many in High Places Are Not Well - HIM

There are multiple artists with this name; 1) HIM (sometimes stylized as H.I.M.) were a Finnish gothic rock band from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up in 1993, before being reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström. After being rejoined by Mige, as well as new additions keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol.

#love metal #gothic rock #jazz #bubble core #doug scharin

I Dig Your Voodoo - The Monsoon Bassoon

The Monsoon Bassoon were a London based rock band, who existed between 1995 and 2001. Their music can be described as psychedelic rock or math rock, although their songs were often characterised by sudden changes in direction or mood. Regular features of their songs were alternating & simultaneous male and female harmony vocals, woodwind parts, poly-rhythmic sections, time changes and unusual scales. Although sometimes sounding chaotic, their music was carefully planned to the last note.

#alternative rock #alternative #pronk #math rock #pop

The Real Ramona - Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses are a post-punk band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. Originally fronted by two distinctive lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, stepsisters who both wrote the group's songs, Donelly left in 1991 to form Belly and, since Throwing Muses reformed in 2003, has guested during concerts and recordings.

#1991 #4ad #alternative #90s #indie rock