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Coventry, United Kingdom (1991 – 1994)

Adorable were a British alternative rock band active in the 1990s. They formed in Coventry in 1991, and consisted of band members Piotr Fijalkowski (vocals, guitar), Robert Dillam (guitar), Steven ‘Wil’ Williams (bass), and Kevin Gritton (drums).

After recording a 12” of “Sunshine Smile” (b/w “I’ll Be Your Saint” and “Breathless”) that was pressed to be released on record producer Pat Collier’s ‘Money To Burn,’ label the band received a gushing review in the NME. They signed to Creation Records in 1992, and after a UK tour supporting Curve they released their first single, a re-recording of “Sunshine Smile,” in May of that year. Distancing themselves from the shoegaze movement by attempting to be more outspoken than traditional shoegazers, Adorable were briefly seen along with other bands Suede and The Verve as being a part of a new movement tagged ‘New Glam,’ a label attributed to Fijalkowski’s assertion that “we want to put the glamour back into pop.” “Sunshine Smile” was NME’s Single of the Week, and topped the Indie Singles chart as well as entering the mainstream UK single top 100 charts for three weeks. A backlash in the press against the band’s outspoken image immediately followed, and the band were never to be interviewed in the mainstream UK press after their debut single. The band released “I’ll Be Your Saint,” “Homeboy” and “Sistine Chapel Ceiling” (NME single of the Week), which all went into the Top 5 in the Indie charts, but failed to enter the mainstream Top 75. The album Against Perfection, released in 1993, went to #70 in the album charts, and the band toured the USA, Europe, Australia & Japan.
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  • 9Nails

    This band was so good. It's a tragedy they never got the recognition they deserved.

    last week

  • kyleforward

    Does anyone have any of these b-sides? I mean like "Self Imperfectionist", "Everything's Fine", songs like that. They're on youtube, but I'm sure there are plenty more. Any information would be awesome.

    21 days ago

  • vitor_lol

    Hail from Brasil! [2]

    23 days ago

  • lucas_issa

    Adorable ever! <3 Hail from Brasil!

    last month

  • Shaqualyck

    ObscureNoise: You can't be more right :-)

    last month

  • expiry223

    ObscureNoise: You're absolutely correct! It's hard to resist..

    February 2012

  • GoodnightLondon

    For those South Londoners old enough to remember the early 90s (I know you're out there) - Pete from Adorable has returned, and will be playing onstage with Terry Bickers (ex-House of Love) at our night at the Half Moon Herne Hill! http://www.last.fm/event/3163977+Pennyblackmusic+Presents...

    January 2012

  • ObscureNoise

    I bet everyone loves to scream along the "You're so beautiful" part on Homeboy!

    January 2012
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