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The Sundays were an influential british indie group of the late 1980s and 1990s. Singer Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin formed the band in college at bristol, soon adding bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan. Comparisons were drawn with original label-mates The Smiths, and bands such as Cocteau Twins, and 10,000 Maniacs.

Their level of commercial success was almost unprecedented by an indie act when their first album ‘Reading Writing and Arithmetic’ (rough trade, 1989) debuted in the British charts at number 4… , (even cracking the US Top 40) with little publicity and almost a year after the legendary single and John Peel fave ‘Can’t Be Sure’ peaked at number 45. This now seminal album also featured the single “Here’s Where The Story Ends” (more recently covered by ‘Tin Tin Out’) and other classic indie pop tunes ‘Skin & Bones’, ‘Hideous Towns’ and ‘I Kicked A Boy’.

A US tour and a (soon to become infamous) “break” preceded follow-up album ‘Blind’ (1992) for which sky-high critical expectations couldn’t be met, though single ‘Goodbye’ fared well reaching number 27. It was a long wait before third and most recent album ‘Static and Silence’ (parlophone, 1997) was released, followed by a 3-date UK, and 14-date U.S tour. Single “Summertime” (possibly one of the most summery singles ever released) was taken from this album, and garnered airplay in most parts of the world, although the follow-up “Cry” didn’t fare quite as well.

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_KevMusic_ wrote:
Saturday morning

Yes Harriet, please marry me.

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nathansoren wrote:
last month

Harriet Wheeler is the longest standing crush of my life. Goodness. A voice to fall in love with. Such a dreamer, too. Her voice is a disembodied angel.

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pimpnerd88 wrote:
last month

I want a carrot!!!

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Chipstick55 wrote:
last month

i just reviewed Blind over at www.obscurealbums.com - let me know what you think!

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RedjMusic wrote:
last month

the best

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irissnowy wrote:
last month

i have such great memories listening to the sundays!!!!!

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stephanklaus wrote:
last month

Blind is their masterpiece.

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Zikeli wrote:
last month

Are there other albums like Blind and Static + Silence worth giving a listen? I have only listened to Reading Writing and Arithmetic...

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warwickbasser wrote:
December 2009

I love these guys.There's a band I discovered that sounds like them- the midnight kites. Their album comes out tomorrow (new year's day)

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_KevMusic_ wrote:
December 2009

Oh Harriet... :)

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Nunfire wrote:
December 2009

Great atmospheric pop rock band. Such a pity, they have disbanded for many years. But their music is still alive!

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vanilla_boy1 wrote:
December 2009

same here Zikeli, I love them too. I was wondering when a new Sundays album will come out, its has been over ten years since Static & Silence arrived. If a new The Sundays record ever comes out, what will it sound like? And after their comeback will they depart the scene afterwards for a while like they did after the release of Blind in 1992? Or will Mrs. Gavurin come out with a solo album then? I don't think they'll come back to the alternative music/indie pop world anytime soon, but I'm still waiting and hoping they will.

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Zikeli wrote:
December 2009

I love this band so much. Her voice really is magical. Should I stop my search for a band like them now? I am beginning to think Wheeler's voice is the main reason I love The Sundays so much.

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JimmyLim wrote:
November 2009

dreamy..

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ladylovesred wrote:
November 2009

i'll be over you .. greatttttttttt !

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mecha51 wrote:
November 2009

Wonderful band. Too bad they only recorded a few albums. Blind is very underrated IMHO. I like it almost as much as the first album. Luckily I got to see them play live a bunch of times back in their heyday.

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callofgun wrote:
November 2009

magic voice

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Milehigh_7 wrote:
October 2009

I remember the night I first heard Harriet Wheeler's voice. It was a crip fall night in 1990. On Main Street in our small Colorado town where all the kids hung out on the weekends a guy was blasting 'Here's Where the Story Ends'. Just a few notes of Harriet's voice and I would be forever in love.

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evil_buddha wrote:
October 2009

That's right - raising a family. Harriet Wheeler vowed at one point not to record again until the kid(s) had turned eighteen. Remarkably, it looks like she's sticking to that vow.

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jdanisse wrote:
October 2009

I think they're raising a family. I hope they come out of retirement when the kids are grown. :)

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