Artist Biography by Michael Sutton
There are some bands that were born in the wrong
decade. Caught in between the sultry, danceable rock of INXS and Depeche
Mode and the gloomy pop of Peter Murphy, the Pleasure Thieves certainly
loved the ‘80s. Unfortunately, releasing a new wave album during the
grunge hype of 1992 was a guarantee of failure, especially if it had any
synthesizers. Consisting of the husky-voiced Sinjin-William Dolan,
Desamond McLean (guitar), Nick Fawcett Kozonis (bass), Matt Everett
(keyboards), and Andy J.G. (drums), the Pleasure Thieves recorded a
single, "Chasing the Runaway", in 1988 prior to signing with Hollywood
Records. In 1990, they appeared on the film soundtrack of Arachnophobia,
covering the Who's "Boris the Spider". The group then released their
debut full-length Simple Escape in 1992. Receiving scant promotion and
even less airplay, Simple Escape quickly vanished in the cutout bins
along with the band. The early ‘90s single "Blue Flowers" was discovered
by new wave radio DJs in the Philippines in 2002, turning the obscure
track into a collector's item.
Tracklist
| 1 | Turn Me On | 3:51 |
| 2 | About You | 4:24 |
| 3 | Blue Flowers | 4:07 |
| 4 | Beautiful Disguise | 3:51 |
| 5 | Pictures Of Madness | 6:22 |
| 6 | Wild Miracle | 4:14 |
| 7 | My Favorite Drug | 4:42 |
| 8 | You Make Me Feel Right On | 4:12 |
| 9 | Without A Sound | 4:28 |
| 10 | Into The Arms Of Love | 4:13 |
| 11 | Blue Flowers (Orchestral) | 4:27 |
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