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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS |
"breezily ironic, spacious and affably urbane, "tales" is an enthused, long fused jalopy of plastic emotions, folk pop of the first water in the tradition of ray davies at his most rustic"- NME |
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The Lighthouse Keepers' formed in early 1980s Sydney, while their tasteful, jangly brand of country-tinged folk rock was at odds with prevailing trends, The Lighhouse Keepers issued a number of albums and singles, and developed a sizeable audience. In 1983, The Lighthouse Keepers issued their debut single, 'Gargoyle'/'Demolition Man', 'Quick Sticks', and the low-fi mini-album The Exploding Lighthouse Keepers on their own independent Guthuga Pipeline label. For the mini-album, the band added drummer Steven Williams (ex-Particles), allowing Stephen O'Neil to concentrate on bass, guitar and sax. Sydney independent label Hot reissued The Lighthouse Keepers' 'Gargoyle' single (August 1984), as well as putting out the band's full-length debut album Tales of the Unexpected (November). 'Ocean Liner'/'Sad Tale' was lifted as a single (November). Hot issued a third single, 'Ode to Nothing'/'Seven Years', in August 1985, and the band flew to the UK for a series of shows (including supporting fellow Australians The Triffids in London). The Lighthouse Keepers broke up in early 1986. As a farewell gesture, the band compiled the 'Gargoyle' and 'Ode to Nothing' singles, the Exploding mini-album and two previously unissued tracks, 'Mr Wicked' and 'Lair', on the album Imploding (November 1986). Greg Appel and Juliet Ward went on to from The Widdershins; Dalton joined The Honeys; O'Neil joined The Cannanes. The compilation CD, Lipsnipegroin was released in 1992, six years after the band's break-up. |
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"The Lighthouse Keepers materialising like beacons on the horizon, are here to change our lives. Their first LP, just released, makes for a refreshing change, a reinvigorating face of "pop". They are the perfect group with the perfect pop songs, songs abour heartfelt passions with simple intelligible lyrics, able to convey the same gut wrenching emotions as any affected litterant. Every Lighthouse Keepers son is a special affair, each with ist own distinguishing mark, be it the countryesque pedal steel sound on "Wheels Over The Desert", or the new found horn section of "We Got A Gig". They veer from the anguished, tender and soulful, to the flippant, joyful and sometimes completly banal. But they all maintain that endearing quality of honest to god feelings. "Lip Snipe Groin" outshines the other masterpieces of songwriter Greg Appel with its forlorn, woeful apologies for what could have been, delicately accompanied with the most catching melodies.These people know what they are about, they know how to touch us lesser mortals right at the heart. Pure genius." - NME "Breezily ironic, spacious and affably urbane, "Tales" is an enthused, long-fused jalopy of plastic emotions, folk pop of the first water in the tradition of Ray Davies at his most rustic. Meddling in ragtime, blues, trad - you name it they play it - The Lighthouse Keepers put a spring in the step and a rather human shine on any complexion even the most pallid." Sounds "Lighthouse Keepers offer up the folk-rocky Ocean Liner that sounds like a template for the New Acoustic Movement".- Sounds XP |
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