The Sundays were an English
jangle pop band formed in 1988 in Bristol, United Kingdom. Singer Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin formed the band in college, 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 …
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