LAST LISTENED TO maybe during the summer
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT subterranean
RATING
Back in '87, this was the first release by these naive-sounding Scottish indie poppers. It's a very basic song, containing simple drums, dry guitar strumming, vocals and the odd bit of piano (and at that mostly just the one key). However, it is this simplicity that makes for both it's charm and catchiness.
The clean guitar is quite lovely, but not a patch on the boy-girl vocals which where the essence at the heart of the group and, although they did not last for long (around two years), their music became something of a cult following. To such an extent that at the peak of their fame, Nirvana covered three of their songs, including this one. Indeed, Nirvana probably helped a great deal in helping their cult to grow.
However, these days it is primarily their music that keep drawing new interest and causing influence (Sons & Daughters being the most obvious example).
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