The Glee Club are an Irish rock band.
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| Origin | Galway, Ireland |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1993–1994, 2014–present |
| Labels | Setanta, 4AD |
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History
editThe Glee Club formed in Galway when vocalist Joanne Loughman and guitarist and violinist Hugh O'Carroll left their former band, the Swinging Swine.[1] Relocating to London, and influenced by bands such as My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins, Loughman and O'Carroll, with occasional help from guitarist Kevin Boyle, recorded a demo, which would later be released as a seven-track mini-LP by Setanta Records.[2]
For live performances, the band expanded to include bassist Magnus Box and drummer Adrian Meehan, who also played on the group's debut album, Mine, released in 1994 by 4AD.[1][2][3] The album was described as "a delicate amalgam of female voices with an Eastern sensibility, and wisps of tunes which coalesce to form songs".[4]
The Glee Club split up after touring the United States, with O'Carroll opting to stay in San Francisco.[2][5]
They reformed in 2014, releasing the single "Platitudes" in 2015, and began performing live again.[6] In 2017, they released a new album, Hive.[7]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- The Glee Club (1993)
- Mine (1994)
- Hive (2017)
Singles
edit- "Free to Believe" split with The Divine Comedy (1993)
- "Bad Child's Dolly" split with Insides (1993)
- "Platitudes" (2015)
References
edit- ^ a b Brennan, Patrick (2001) "Mine", Hot Press, 5 April 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ a b c Raggett, Ned "The Glee Club Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ Raggett, Ned "Mine Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ "Mine", Option, Issues 54-58, 1994
- ^ "The Glee Club Biography - Yahoo! Music". 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Mornings With Dave Fanning: Glee Club", RTÉ, 11 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ Hive by The Glee Club on Amazon. Retrieved 25 April 2022