Released on 22/02/10. Sad Lovers and Giants took a break after the Feeding The Flame album, interest in the band continued to grow and they reformed with a new line up and a new set of songs.
The Mirror Test is a brilliant atmospheric post punk album, elements of Joy Division and The Chameleons and more tellingly of bands that followed.
Originally released in 1988 - The Mirror Test marked the return of Sad Lovers And Giants, after a couple of years away from the scene with a new line up and a stronger sound.
Ours To Kill / White Russians / Take Seven / Seven Kinds Of Sin / The Green Years / A Map Of My World / The Outsider / Cuckooland / Return To Clocktower Lodge / Wire Lawn / House Of Clouds / Summer And Smoke / Life Under Glass
Released 20/07/2009. Sad Lovers and Giants first full album, a brilliant atmospheric post punk album, elements of Joy Division and The Chameleons and more tellingly of bands that followed. Recorded in 1983 Feeding the Flame showcases the original line up at their very best. Just completed successful European dates more in the pipeline. Not available on CD since 1988 and includes four bonus tracks that were not on the original vinyl. Memorabilia and Sleeve notes contributions from the original band members
Imagination / Cow Boys / 3 Lines / Big Tracks Little Tracks / On Another Day / Sleep (Is For Everyone) / Vendetta / Man Of Straw / Close To The Sea / Strange Orchard / Burning Beaches / Your Skin And Mine / In Flux
Sad Lovers and Giants originally formed in 1981 and produced ‘classy alternative pop music’, a psychedelic post punk sound. The guitars chimed above atmospheric keyboards held together by a rock solid rhythm section underpinning very accessible song writing and the strong haunting voice of singer Garce.
Think Chameleons, early Cure and latterly bands like Interpol. After their initial split in 1984 interest in the band grew at home and abroad prompting them into reforming in the late 80’s and producing several more great albums but ‘Epic Garden Music’ is the starting point.
Imagination / Landslide / When I See You / Colourless Dream / Things We Never Did / Lost In The Moment / The Tightrope Touch / Echoplay / Clocktower Lodge / Clint / Lope / Cloud / Art (By Me) / Alice (Isn’t Playing) / Far From The Sea