G.W. McLennan

b. 12 Feb 1958, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, d. 6 Might 2006, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. McLennan found prominence within the 80s as you fifty percent of the celebrated Go-Betweens’ composing group with Robert Forster. From then on band known as the first 1 / 2 of their profession each day in Dec 1989, McLennan collaborated using the Chapel’s Steve Kilbey for the Jack port Frost task before getting into a low-key single profession. His 1st two single albums, Watershed (1991) and Fireboy (1993), made an appearance beneath the rather stilted moniker, G.W. McLennan. Although both albums chosen a disarmingly easy hearing country rock audio, songs such as for example ‘Haven’t I Been A Fool’ and ‘Dark Mule’ (from Watershed), and ‘Light Fires’ and ‘One Mil Miles From Right here’ (from Fireboy) arrived close to coordinating the brilliance of his use the Go-Betweens. The dual Horsebreaker Celebrity (released as an individual in the us) was documented in Athens, Georgia with R.E.M. associate, John Keane. This extremely accomplished soft rock and roll collection juxtaposed healthful cynicism (‘Sizzling hot Drinking water’, ‘Falling You’, ‘Maintain My Phrase’) with sublime sunlight pop (‘Arriving Up For Surroundings’, ‘Simone & Perry’) to great impact. After the discharge of another Jack port Frost record, 1995’s Snow Work, he released the wonderful INSIDE YOUR Bright Ray. McLennan eventually teamed up with Forster beneath the Go-Betweens banner for the well-received group of live schedules, which became a far more permanent reunion using the discharge of a fresh studio record, 2000’s The Close friends Of Rachel Worthy of. Forster and McLennan cemented their restored songwriting union with the wonderful Bright Yellow Shiny Orange (2003) and Oceans Aside (2005). This vital renaissance was cruelly shattered when McLennan passed on in-may 2006.