| Track |
Heartbreak to Hate |
| Album |
Angelfish (1994) |
| Label |
Radioactive |
| Website | @The Garbage Receptacle |
| Purchase | Amazon |
| External Review(s) |
Angelfish, Angelfish (Radioactive 1994) -- The Scottish quartet of Angelfish fairly sizzle on their self-titled 34-minute debut. The band's forte is clean, uptempo rock, with punk and power pop influences, and they deliver as promised. The group, consisting of Shirley Manson on vocals, Barton Metcalfe on guitars, Derek Kelly on drums, and Fin Wilson on bass, began jamming in Edinborough a couple of years ago. The group quickly jelled and caught the attention of major labels. With production assistance from Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz (from the Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club), the group soon recorded Angelfish at Clubhouse Studios. Lifted by the buoyant voice of Manson, the group sails effortlessly through the ten tracks on the album. At its best (on songs like "King of the World"), the band is reminiscent of Blondie in their prime, while cuts such as "Dogs in a Cage" are just plain rock 'n roll (with grunge influences). By covering a previously unreleased Holly Vincent tune ("You Can Love Her"), the band also displays its punk roots. While the lyrics on Angelfish aren't always pretty, the lean production
and melodic hooks will never leave you lacking. Angelfish jams,
and deserves attention. |
| Personal Commentary |
| Yes, believe it, Shirley Manson of Garbage fame actually came from somewhere...she was part of this small group formelly known as "Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie" which later became Angelfish with her as the lead singer. Surprisingly the production of this album was very well done, and in some aspects it could play itself off as perhaps an early Garbage album. This song was released as their first single...however the band never took off after it's release and Angelfish lost their lead to Garbage soon thereafter. This track is one of the hardest tracks for me to listen to, because the lyrics are poignant, and in many aspects spoke to me. But nonetheless, here I am, putting a long lost forgotten band back on the map somewhere. Long live Angelfish |
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