Released on 16/10/09. The Brilliant Corners were… well… brilliant; they hovered on the edge of a breakthrough for much of the late 80's and early 90's and still remain very well respected. Growing Up Absurd was released as a mini album in 1985, followed by What's In A Word in 1986 and presented here with the Fruitmachine EP.
Rambling Rose / A Girl Called Property / Growing Up Absurd / Southern Mystery / One Of These Days / Mary / Meet Me On Tuesdays / Jims Room / The Funniest Thing / Everything I Ever Wanted / Laugh I Could Have Cried / Brian Rix /I Never Said That / Delirious / A Very Easy Death / Sweet Brendan / Egotistical Me / Boy And The Cloud.
Released on 16/08/10. The Brilliant Corners were well brilliant! They hovered on the edge of a breakthrough for much of the late 80 s and early 90 s. Somebody Up There Likes Me and Joyride both mark another maturing in The Brilliant Corners sound.
These recordings feature catchy tunes and Davey’s observational lyrics, it is a great place to start realising the genius of The Brilliant Corners or just simply remind yourself
Disc One - Somebody Up There Likes Me / Teenage / Friday Saturday Sunday Morning / She’s Dead / Never A Young Girl / Oh! / Your Feet Touch The Ground / Like Father Like Son / Trust Me / Forever / I Can’ T Wait / With A Kiss / I Don’t Want To Talk To You / How Embarrassing To Dance Like That / All For The Good
Disc two -You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are / Emily / This Girl / Nothing / Grow Cold / Hemmingway S Back / I Didn’t See You / Accused By Angels / Why Do You Have To Go Out With Him When / You Could Go Out With Me / Shangri-La / Things Will Get Better / Goodbye (My Love) / Ghost Of A Young Man / When The Blossom Falls