Remember I wrote about some bands that were on the Bandcamp of Blue House Records? I wrote about As Is and the Tender Lugers some weeks or a month or two ago. My memory is a bit frail. But it wasn’t that long ago.

Now I go back to this Bandcamp account to check some other bands they have uploaded. Some have artwork that don’t look very poppy, so I skip those for now. But I do check a band that has a name that sounds like it could be indiepop… and it is… they are called World Service and there are some terrific songs there.

There are 10 songs uploaded, “I’m Sorry”, “Far Away (Dance Mix)”, “End of the Rainbow”, “Empire Song”, “Danny Whitten’s Legacy”, “Far Away (Constable Mix)”, “Teardrop Frown”, “Don’t Send Me Sympathy”, “Danny Whitten’s Legacy (2)” and “Archive & Rhyme”. But sadly that is all there is. There is no information whatsoever about the band.

The sound of the songs tells me these date from the 80s. But that is just an educated guess.

I do a little Googling. I start by Danny Whitten. There’s a song written about him. Danny was an American guitarist who played on Neil Young’s backing band Crazy Horse. He also wrote “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” which was a hit for Rod Stewart and Everything But the Girl.

But then I find something. At last. A promo video!! Wow, what a find!

There’s a video for the song “End of the Rainbow” on Youtube. Can you imagine? And we also learn that the band was a four-piece. And that’s not all. We learn that the song dates from around 1990 and that the band hailed from Ipswich.

And then finally a name, Shane Kirk, vocalist and guitarist. And I believe his latest project was a band called This Much Talent.

But then, who were the other three members of World Service? Did they release anything? Would be great to find out more about this great sounding band. Anyone remember them?

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Listen
World Service – Empire Song