The Sundays' debut album builds on the layered, ringing guitar hooks and unconventional pop melodies of the Smiths, adding more ethereal vocals and a stronger backbeat. As evidenced by the lilting, melancholy single "Here's Where the Story Ends," it's a winning combination, making Reading, Writing and Arithmetic a thoroughly engaging debut.
this is one of my all-time favorite albums.review from: Trouser PressThe Sundays:Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990)The Sundays burst on the British scene in an artful shimmer of catchy guitar folk-pop, topped off by Harriet Wheeler's enchanting, melody-melting little girl voice. On the London-based quartet's debut album, David Gavurin builds subtle tension into wonderful tunes like "Can't B...
this is one of my all-time favorite albums.review from: Trouser PressThe Sundays:Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990)The Sundays burst on the British scene in an artful shimmer of catchy guitar folk-pop, topped off by Harriet Wheeler's enchanting, melody-melting little girl voice. On the London-based quartet's debut album, David Gavurin builds subtle tension into wonderful tunes like "Can't B...