Trembling Blue Stars is tagged as: indie pop, twee, indie, british, pop Trembling Blue Stars is a London based band led by former Northern Picture Library, The Yesterday Sky and The Field Mice frontman Bobby Wratten, considered by many the most brilliant and prolific songwriter in the recent history of British indie pop. Besides Wratten the current line-up includes Keris Howard, Beth Arzy and Jonathan Akerman, in many ways making the band an indie pop supergroup. The band was formed in 1995 and all the songs on the debut album, Her Handwriting (the title is a quote from Part Company by The Go-Betweens) were recorded in Mitcham, south London, in December ‘95/ January ‘96, with long-time The Field Mice/Northern Picture Library producer Ian Catt, also known for his work as producer/arranger/co-songwriter for Saint Etienne. Released on Shinkansen Records (the label launched by Matt from Sarah Records) the album, which intimately details the break-up of a relationship, received universally good reviews. Subsequent albums, Lips That Taste of Tears (1998) and Broken by Whispers (2000), showed a band constantly improving their skills, combining their usual melancholy with transparent pop. In 2001 the fourth album Alive To Every Smile appeared featuring a new line-up with many ex-Sarah Records band members in its ranks: Keris Howard fro... Read More About Trembling Blue Stars Biography... Send Trembling Blue Stars ringtones to your cell |
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