The Blue Nile

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Years Active
1981 – present (44 years)
Founded In
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Blue Nile is an alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, known for their perfectionist work ethic and long gaps between releases. The music of The Blue Nile is built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works have featured acoustic guitar more prominently. Despite the "coldness" often associated with the use of such electronic instruments, The Blue Nile has managed to create music that is deeply emotional, and a lot of this has to do with the plaintive vocals of lead singer Paul Buchanan, whom critics have often com… read more
The Blue Nile is an alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, known for their perfectionist work ethic and long gaps between releases. The music of The Blue Nile is built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works have featured acoustic gui… read more
The Blue Nile is an alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, known for their perfectionist work ethic and long gaps between releases. The music of The Blue Nile is built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works have featured acoustic guitar more prominently. Despite the "coldness" often associated … read more

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1 Play track Hats The Downtown Lights
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2 Play track Hats Let's Go Out Tonight
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 612 listeners
3 Play track A Walk Across The Rooftops Tinseltown in the Rain
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4 Play track Hats Over the Hillside
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5 Play track Hats From a Late Night Train
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6 Play track Hats Headlights on the Parade
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7 Play track Hats Saturday Night
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8 Play track Hats Seven A.M.
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9 Play track A Walk Across The Rooftops Stay
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10 Play track A Walk Across the Rooftops (Deluxe Version) I Love This Life
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Albums

  1. 139,909 listeners

    9 Oct 1989 · 7 tracks

    Hats
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  2. 105,522 listeners

    1983 · 7 tracks

    A Walk Across The Rooftops
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  3. 39,392 listeners

    16 Oct 1989 · 13 tracks

    Hats (Deluxe Version)
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  4. 22,540 listeners

    30 Aug 2004 · 9 tracks

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