Shelleyan Orphan

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Shelleyan Orphan are Caroline Crawley and Jem Tayle. An enterprising and innovative band who were better known in the late 80s and early 90s. Their first album, Helleborine, appeared in 1987. Their sophomore release, Century Flower, led to their larger commercial recognition. Robert Smith of The Cure became a big fan and gave them the opening slot during the US leg of the 1989 Disintegration tour. During that tour relationships were forged with Porl Thompson (Cure lead guitarist at the time) and Boris Williams (Cure drummer at the time) who would play on many tracks of their 3rd album, Humroot.
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  • GianCarlotl

    could anyone tell me where do i can find lyrics??

    February 2012
  • pijawor

    "mix between cocteau twins and the cranberries"! That's my 'facetia' of the year! Man, your listening skills are brilliant!

    November 2011
  • ijolism

    just found out about them. they sound like a mix between cocteau twins and the cranberries. which is gewd.

    April 2011
  • Contrasoma

    Finally getting around to checking them out; glad I did! The orchestrations on the whole of "Century Flower" remind me of This Mortal Coil's "Filigree & Shadow" in a nice way.

    June 2010
  • vanilla_boy1

    Beautiful music and band, great albums with a nice classical touch. Plus they're still around:-) thanks for reading.

    December 2009
  • jordangruchy

    Helleborine is such a gorgeous fucking album. God damn.

    August 2009
  • GREENMANPOP

    i cannot stand the guy's voice!

    March 2009
  • Meowgasmic

    I love the classical instrumentation on the "Century Flower " album.

    March 2009
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