Grass Show

The horticultural nature of the quintet’s name reflects their formation – Peter Agren and Erik Kinell met if they were both employed as gardeners by the town council of Falun, Sweden. More often than not that could have already been squandered in reducing hydrangeas, nevertheless, was more artistically spent in hearing Agren’s assortment of Beatles and XTC tapes and playing surroundings electric guitar on backyard implements. After relocation to Stockholm along with a succession of songwriting spells, EMI Sweden noticed some potential within the set’s quirky harmonies and an effective band was produced, by adding Robert Gehring (electric guitar), Andrew Dry out (bass) and Mattius Moberg (drums). The music group’s Scandinavian debut found the eye of Food Information employer Andy Ross, who transferred them right into a communal level in western London and guaranteed them support slot machine games with Kula Shaker and Sterling silver Sunlight. The relocation was a proper move, as Grass-Show possess always shown even more affinity for the noises of British brand-new wave compared to the so-called ‘Swedepop’ of the compatriots. As though to high light this, their debut record included a cover edition of Ace Of Bottom’s ‘All That She Desires’, nicely dismembered within the style of a Elvis Costello.