Day 567
Remi Parson: a new single has arrived! Our friend Rémi who used to be in the most amazing The Sunny Street has released “Les Sentiments”, a beautiful pop song that will be included in his forthcoming album “Pour un Empire”, his third album. This album is to be released by Isolaa Records on November 2021. And it feels, my sentiment is, that is a record any pop lover shouldn’t miss. This single works as a proof of that!
The Bernhardts: I wasn’t familiar with the label Smiling C from California. It seems they’ve been doing reissues in vinyl of classic bands. Not all indiepop of course. Maybe that’s why. But The Bernhards four song EP “Moonglow” is one I wasn’t going to miss. This is not out yet, it is coming out on November 20, and I have already pre-ordered. A few copies are remaining! The Manchester trio formed by Simon Milner, Steve Hopkins and Neil Fitzpatrick made some wonderful music in the early 80s and these four songs are a testament of it. Would be great to get in touch with them and interview them, right?
Everyday Sensations: My Secret Garden Recordings is doing a great job reissuing and doing retrospective releases of their artists from back in the mid 200s. The latest to get this treatment on CD is Everyday Sensations, the band of Markus Bergström Björn. On this new release titled “Forget Those Teardrops” we find 4 songs which are wonderful, and there’s even a video been made for “Call it What You Want“. The release is limited to 100 copies, so don’t miss it!
Flty Brger Grl: out now is the album “Love you Forever” by this Oslo band! It is out on vinyl and cassette and it is a nice surprise for me. They have been going for some years now, but it is the first time I’m listening to their sugary lo-fi pop! It is indeed very sweet, but most importantly, it is good!
Tiles: and today’s last recommendation comes from Adelaide, Australia. It is a new digital single by this dreamy duo and they have titled it “Sleep In”. This is a lovely slice of indiepop. Chiming guitars and a mellow melody that works perfectly. Australia never disappoints.
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Continuing with Soundcloud finds, I discovered The Carrellines and their wonderful song “Bridesmaids Never Brides”. This song was the A side of a 7″ that had “Credence” as its B-side.
The band formed by Aidan Breslin (guitar, keyboards), Billy Doherty (drums), Damien Duffy (bass, keyboards) and Paul McLoone (vocal, guitar), released this single in 1990. The band hailed from Derry, Northern Ireland and were able to put this single thanks to wining the Carling/Hotpress Band of 1990. I suppose they got money thanks to that and were able to self-release this record.
The sleeve, blue and yellow, and a black and white drawing of a man. Is it one of the band members? This illustration was made by Damien Duffy.
The back of the sleeve gives us a bit more details. The songs were recorded by David Slevin and Niall O’Sullivan at Landsdowne Studios in Dublin on July 21 and 22nd of 1990. Kendal Mooney is credited for additional vocals on “Credence”.
The band actually started in 1986 and their first live gig happened in June 1987. In November 1987 the band performed at the Irish Rock Week at London’s legendary venue The Mean Fiddler. I know the band caught the attention of Dave Fanning and they recorded a session for him! Oh! They must appeared on the Dave Fanning blog!
Checking the blog I find a post about them in that great blog. Dating from 2013, it mentions that the band recorded at 5 track session. But it doesn’t seem that the session is available. It says it is lost!
Then I notice something. I’ve seen Paul McLoone play! Yeah, he fronts The Undertones now. He has been filling Fergal Sharkey’s shoes for years, since 1999! Wow. And also Bill Doherty was part of The Undertones. Small world indeed.
I keep finding good info. The Carellines played Cork Rock weekend and appeared on TV, on RTE’s “Check It Out”. The band recorded a demo tape of 8 songs at Matrix Studios in Belfast which helped them get more radio airplay on RTE and BBC.
The band played at Belfast’s The Limelight and later at The Belfast Arts Festival in November 1988. This performance was actually broadcasted live on BBC radio.
On January 1989 the band played many showcase gigs. After returning to Derry the band recorded a three track demo at Beethoven St. Studios with Kevin Armstrong and Andrew Paresi. Another TV appearance would happen that year, at “Jo Maxi” on RTE TV. There they performed their superb “Bridesmaids Never Brides”.
The Irishrock.org website gives even more details. Here it says thee band recorded not one but two Dave Fanning Sessions. Again, we don’t know which tracks! That’s not great.
Sadly the Dave Fanning Sessions nor their TV appearances seem to be online. That’s a shame.
That’s all I’ve been able to find. I hope to get a record for myself, would be great to have their 7″ in my collection! Who remembers them?
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