Even as We Speak is tagged as: twee, sarah records, indie pop, indie, australian Even as We Speak is an indie band from Sydney, Australia - formed in 1986. The line up changed over the years, with founding members Matthew Love (guitar, banjo, vocals), Mary Wyer (vocals, guitar) and Rob Irwin (bass) joined later by Anita Raynor (drums, mandolin), Paul Clarke (guitar, vocals) and Julian Knowles (keyboards, production, guitar). The music can be described as intelligent pop with an experimental/art influence and bitingly poetic lyrics. After a series of vinyl releases on Australian independent labels and success on the Australian independent music scene, they released several singles and an album on the UK indie label Sarah Records, three of which reached the Top 5 of the Melody Maker and New Musical Express independent music charts in 1992 and 1993. ‘Blue Suburban Skies’ was one of five tracks on a 7” EP released on Sarah Records which also featured an inspired guitar-led cover of New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle”. They also released one album on Sarah, “Feral Pop Frenzy”, an eclectic 17 track collection of songs that received many favourable reviews. A single from the album, ‘Falling Down the Stairs’, received wide airplay in the UK on BBC Radio 1 in 1993, but major commercial success eluded t... Read More About Even as We Speak Biography... Send Even as We Speak ringtones to your cell |
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