The Verlaines were/are from Dunedin, allegedly the most Scottish city in New Zealand. Formed in 1981, the band went through multiple line-ups before going on an extended hiatus after their nineties album Over The Moon. In 2003 a career retrospective You're Just Too Obscure For Me was released, earning them a new wave of fans. Two albums have since followed.Still perhaps one of the most underrated bands of the last few decades they and their Flying Nun colleagues - The Chills, The Clean, and others, continue to be indie favourites. Their first record, Juvenilia, a collection of their early EP's, is especially worth delving into, though their best work, those early records, aren't all that easy to come by.
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Always great to find someone else who appreciates The Verlaines -- and a fellow Blue, no less.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the track they contributed to the No Alternative benefit album -- "Heavy 33"
Great band, great times. My fave song:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6pJ5wwwsZQ