The Darling Buds

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The Darling Buds
Origin	Cardiff, Wales, UK
Years active	1986–1993
Genres	Indie, Twee pop
Labels	Native Records Epic Records
Members	Andrea Lewis Harley Farr Chris McDonogh Bloss (1986-1990) Jimmy Hughes (1990-1993)

The Darling Buds was an indie band from Caerleon near Newport, Wales. The band were formed in 1986 and took their name from a British novel called The Darling Buds of May, a title taken from the Shakespeare sonnet that begins, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

Contents 1 Career 2 Members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 Audio sample 5 External links

[edit] Career

Influenced by the catchy simpler sound of the early Beatles, the band created very melodic hook driven short duration singles. They were considered part of the short lived "Blonde" movement (indie rock band fronted by blonde female singer) along with the like of The Primitives and Transvision Vamp but also referenced the C86 scene of a few years earlier.

Their third album, Erotica, was released the same year as Madonna's album of the same title. It didn't do nearly as well as the Madonna release, although it did contain the US single "Long Day In The Universe" which was featured on the soundtrack for the Mike Myers vehicle "So, I Married an Axe Murderer".

Whilst the band were not hugely successful, they did manage to score a number of notable hits in their native UK.

[edit] Members

• Andrea Lewis - Vocalist
• Harley Farr - Guitarist
• Chris McDonogh - Bassist
• Blos - Drummer (1986-1990)
• Jimmy Hughes - Drummer (1990-1993)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Pop Said... (1989) #23 (UK)
• Crawdaddy (1990)
• Erotica (1992)

[edit] Singles

• "If I Said" (1987)
• "It's All Up To You" (1988) #86 UK
• "Shame On You" (1988)
• "Burst" (1988) #50 UK
• "Hit The Ground" (1988) #27 UK
• "Let's Go Round There" (1989) #49 UK
• "You've Got To Choose" (1989) #45 UK
• "Tiny Machine" (1990) #60 UK
• "Crystal Clear" (1990) #85 UK
• "It Makes No Difference" (1991)
• "Sure Thing" (1992) #71 UK
• "Please Yourself" (1992) (U.S.)
• "Long Day In The Universe" (1992) (U.S.)

[edit] Audio sample

[edit] External links

• Basic Biography and Discography