The Sundays : C or D

Oh god the cops are going to arrest me cause I sing too loud to it

But I gotta tell you that one "I Kicked A Boy" that one sends me to tears.
Hurts me in my heart, that one. Don't care if anyone thinks I'm square.

And that's why "Finest Hour" is a moment every respectable gay man should experience.

I'm 18 years old again when I hear this music. Take note, gay lads.

still <3<3<3<3

Aww, I was hoping this was a Bimble thread revive from beyond the grave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i-0FB68LoQ

This is srsly one of the best things ever. ilu bimble

In such a mood for Harriet's voice today, listening to Reading Writing & Arithmetic is really improving my afternoon

Thank you once again, Spotify, for stuff like this: an absolutely gorgeous song, which should have been on Static and Silence, consigned to the b-side of the Cry single.

See how it's shining through the dark
As the teardrops fall and it illuminates the room
And we can't stop staring for a moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFBAGSO7TrI

Static & Silence sounds lovely tonight.

"I used to be really frustrated about the lack of a lyric sheet on, at least, the vinyl, and actually wrote to Rough Trade asking them for this (or anything else Sundays-related). A white envelope came through the door a few weeks later with the lyrics to the LP photocopied by someone in the office, nothing else, no note or acknowledgement as I recall. I was looking for that envelope the other day but goodness knows just where it is now."

Reading this made me think "I miss the days when I'd do this kind of thing" but when I thought about it, I don't ever think I've written to a record company for lyrics ... A weird nostalgia for something that never actually happened.

I think I might now know where that envelope is.

I think Reading Writing and Arithmetic is pretty solid, though I'm not as crazy about Wheeler's voice as some. It's that fashion for faux-naive, girlish-sounding voices in early '90s alternative music that dates it a bit. Cf. Kim Deal and Edie Brickell.

faux-naive, girlish-sounding voices in early '90s alternative music that dates it a bit

One of the only styles from the 90s I'm still fond of and wish was as widespread now as it was then.

And yet, if the Sundays came back, they would still have a massive amount of goodwill.

ha that's a great story about the lyrics sheet! very Rough Trade.

their cover of Wild Horses is ... somethin else

just imagine Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon necking

ok now what

Now take your shirt off.

Always makes me think of Buffy's prom

Glad pop culture never ruined this song for me. I still think of just listening to it in my room and pining for Harriet.

ditto

it breaks my heart

Where did they go?

READING, WRITING & ARITHMETIC is one of my favorite albums of all time. Equivalent in quality, IMO, to The Smiths' or The Stone Roses' debut LPs.

mmeeeeee too

Equivalent in quality, IMO, to The Smiths' or The Stone Roses' debut LPs.

I am offended on behalf of The Sundays.

o SNAP!

Correct, though, that this is one of the finest albums.

Blind gets a lot of stick but imo Goodbye is the best thing they ever did. It has serious bite, none of the whimsy of the debut that doesn't really appeal, and the multiple guitars at the end absolutely slay me.

I love them so much that I even think Static & Silence is great, adult contempo synth horns and all.

agree that "goodbye" is an all-time great song! "those stories were a good read... they were dumb as well" is undeniably classic.

I've listened to RW&A a few times recently, influenced by the fact that it was released 23 years ago this month. 23 years. That's a lot of memories, but every time I listen I still remember listening to it when it first came out; it was my getting ready to go out music, of all things. And, as dear old Bimble wrote in this thread: "I'm 18 years old again when I hear this music.", but it sparkles with the same quiet power even now, and Harriet's voice is pretty, but never drippy or girlish - there's a steeliness to it, and, although her lyrics can be somewhat impressionistic, they also contain lines that are straightforward, brusque or barbed. I do love her phrasing, though. This go around I'm being particularly haunted by "Joy", and how she sings the line "Well you saw him/and you can hardly know", which gives me shivers.

http://www.rockofages.uk.com/stock/18180.jpg

I don't anticipate them ever falling out of my all-time top five artists.

The weird thing about them disappearing as early as they did is that when I found out just now Harriet Wheeler turned 50 this past June, it seemed completely unfathomable to me. I haven't seen a single image of her since she was 34, so I guess that's the age she'll always be in my mind.

Also, August 20th will mark the 25th anniversary of their first live show.

Help me out of this rabbit hole!

She always looked much younger.

Mojo needs to get on the case..

Blind is easily my favourite. "God Made Me" my favourite song. There is a youtube clip of a church choir singing the song. I heard they had a song with anti-Christian lyrics (someone in a review marked down the album for that reason). I'm an atheist who doesn't care either way, great songs.

great timing on your revive!

http://www.stereogum.com/1432519/preview-the-sundays-comeback-single-i-cant-always-be-a-lady-bw-nothing-doing/mp3s/
http://pitchfork.com/news/51857-the-sundays-announce-new-album-seasons-of-your-week-share-two-new-tracks/

blind is the best album . on earth is one of the most evocative songs I have ever heard. the first album is also good, here's where the story ends nearly made me cry the other day (late teenage yearsdirst relationship memories). as for the third album bought summertime avidly, but was so disappointed with it gave the album a miss.

Blimey, is the year of long-awaited returns or wot?

(Next week, the return of Hadaka no Rallizes?)

Mind you, that pitchfork page seems to be gone!

Both those links are AWOL and Google seems to return nothing...

I shall call it "News released too soon" and hope for the best..

I have to say that the band who covered "Here's Where The Story Ends" spoiled it for me quite a lot. I was very familiar with the cover version but the original Sundays version was totally new to me when I got into them.

other way round for me. hated the tinny backbeat of the cover.

I think at this point "Hideous Towns," "You're Not The Only One," "Love" and "Summertime" represent their best for me, and I will be more than glad to hear any new work from them.

Their "Wild Horses" was far better than it had any right to be, and it's use in Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an all-time TV tearjerker moment for me.

This links that unregistered posted were bs, y'all. "Seasons of Your Day" is the name of the upcoming Mazzy Star album.

swine.

Why did those two links disappear? Did pf and stereogum fall for a hoax or something?