The Verlaines

The literate and dramatic New Zealand guitar pop music group the Verlaines formed in 1981; led by vocalist/guitarist Graeme Downes, the group’s initial roster also included guitarist Craig Easton, keyboardist Anita Pillai, bassist Philip Higham, and drummer Greg Kerr. Both Easton and Pillai quickly exited, as well as the Verlaines continued to be a three-piece for the rest of the 10 years. The first lineup continued to be in a consistant state of flux, nevertheless, and of the initial group, just Downes and Kerr continued to be by enough time of the debut for the 1982 Dunedin Increase compilation EP, documented with bassist Jane Dodd. Drummer Alan Haig after that changed Kerr for the 1983 one “Death as well as the Maiden,” for most enthusiasts the archetypal Verlaines tune; the lineup was finally cemented using the substitution of Haig for drummer Robbie Yeats, who first made an appearance for the 1984 EP 10 O’Clock within the Afternoon. The Verlaines’ full-length debut, 1985’s Hallelujah Completely House, was originally posted within a composition task for Downes’ honors-level music course; he received an “A” quality for the record, which bore the large impact of his traditional history in its exacting compositions, in addition to its orchestral and brass flourishes. Following the 1986 “Doomsday” one, the Verlaines resurfaced a season later with the wonderful Bird Pet LP. An extended layoff implemented as Downes pursued his PhD, as well as the group — with brand-new bassist Mike Stoodley — didn’t appear again before 1990 record Some Disenchanted Evening. Yeats departed immediately after, and was eventually changed by drummer Gregg Cairns. After documenting 1991’s Prepared to Soar, the Verlaines swelled to some four-piece by adding second guitarist Paul Winders; after Cairns quit, brand-new drummer Darren Stedman was enlisted with time for 1993’s WAY TO AVOID IT Where. Following this record Downes shortly recognized a teaching placement on the Auckland Institute of Technology, and after launching On the Moon in 1996 the music group proceeded to go into hiatus. Downes released a single record, Hammers and Anvils, in 2001 for Matador but in any other case centered on his educational career for another few years. Within the later area of the 10 years, Downes reunited with Stedman and Winders, added bassist Russell Fleming, and released a fresh record every couple of years beneath the Verlaines name. Container Boiler noticed the light in 2007 on Traveling Nun, Commercial Moronic followed in ’09 2009 for brand-new label Dunedin Music, 2012’s Untimely Meditations discovered them back again with Traveling Nun again.