09 April 2010

KATYDIDS Katydids 1990


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Katydids Biography

by Stewart Mason

A very nice, but unfortunately short-lived, south London acoustic pop quintet, Katydids shared an affinity with contemporaries like Fairground Attraction and the Bible. American-born singer Susie Hug and guitarist Adam Seymour met in 1987 when both were working as session musicians for the short-lived duo Big Bam Boo; the pair's rapport was obvious, and they were soon working together. Adding acoustic guitarist Dan James, bassist Dave Hunter, and drummer Shane Young, Katydids signed with the Reprise label, which wisely paired the group with producer Nick Lowe, whose rootsy sensibility was perfectly in sync with the group's lack of pretension. Their debut, 1989's Katydids, was a terrific album with an interesting mix of '60s pop and folk-rock influences. 1991's Shangri-La, produced by the Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie, modernized the sound a bit and there's a somewhat darker undercurrent to many of the songs, but it's nearly the equal of the debut. Unfortunately, neither album sold particularly well and Katydids broke up after Reprise dropped them.


Tracklist

1
Heavy Weather Traffic3:26
2
Stop Start3:27
3
Girl In A Jigsaw Puzzle3:46
4
All Above Me3:12
5
What Will The Angels Say?4:04
6
Lights Out (Read My Lips)2:04
7
Miss Misery3:36
8
King Of The World3:42
9
Chains Of Devotion3:46
10
Dr. Rey3:48
11
Growing Old2:40

2 comments:

alex supertramp said...

YES!!! -- picked this up as an unknown cutout... and fell in love...

THANKS!

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