This post is a request.
A few days ago a German indiepop fan called Martin Beck reached out about a band called Don’t Mind Us. He had heard one song called “Easy on the Eyes” on the excellent Youtube channel that the enigmatic stoneeyedkiller runs.
As expected he was hoping to find more information about the band. I listened to the song and I thought it was great. So it seemed like a good challenge. What can we find about this obscure band?
The first thing I am able to find is a name. That is of Stephen Walsh. He was part of the band. He recently uploaded the track to his Soundcloud account. There he gives us two more details. The song was recorded around 1990 and it was on a cassette. Possibly part of a demo tape?
On this account I notice Stephen is currently in another band, one called Headless. He has uploaded a few songs dating from 2023. These are mostly covers.
To my surprise I will find that Headless actually started back in 1992 and was resurrected in 2014. The question is then, in 1992 was it also a cover band?
One interesting bit is that Headless hails from Edinburgh, Scotland. Does that mean that Don’t Mind Us was from the same city? It is very probable, though I believe Stephen is actually from Livingstone. Quite close.
I also think Stephen was the guitar player in Don’t Mind Us. But who were the other members? I think that’s where the challenge is.
This is all I could find. I suppose next step will be to get in touch with Stephen (or other band members) and find out the story behind the band. Did they play live? Did they record more songs? I’d definitely would like to know.
Any help will be appreciated.
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