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Reading, Writing And Arithmetic (CD)

By: The Sundays (Artist)

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The Sundays Artist Snapshot:

The Sundays' brand of buoyant shoegazer pop earned the band considerable accolades in the British press even before the release of its heralded debut, READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC. Fueled by the evocative vocals of noted recluse Harriet Wheeler, the Bristol-born band amassed an immense following in England, as well as a presence on American modern rock radio with its borderline-Baroque melodies and hyper-literate lyrics. After five years of silence fueled rumors of a breakup, the foursome re-wooed radio with STATIC & SILENCE.

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DISC 1 for Reading, Writing And Arithmetic (CD) Album By The Sundays (Artist)
1   Skin & Bones
2   Here's Where The Story Ends
3   Can't Be Sure
4   I Won
5   Hideous Towns
6   You're Not The Only One I Know
7   Certain Someone, A
8   I Kicked A Boy
9   My Finest Hour
10   Joy
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (6/14/90) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...an alluring slice of lighter-than-air guitar pop, a collection of uncommonly good songs graced by Harriet Wheeler's wondrous singing..."
Entertainment Weekly - "...unique as some new species of animal." - Rating: A-
Q (8/96, p.141) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...it deserves a frame in the great British gallery of indie classics....gorgeous examples of jangly bedst pop, decorated by Harriet Wheeler's dulcet tones....a sweet, sexy, sticky toffe pudding of a record..."
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #92 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
NME (Magazine) (6/1/96, p.46) - 0 (out of 10) - "...Harriet Wheeler's breathily emotive vocals and...pristine pop...once made The Sundays one of the biggest indie bands on the planet..."

Title Note

The Sundays emerged at the end of the '80s, with their demeanor and acoustic pop at odds with the house explosion and baggy phenomenon of the time. Despite this, READING, WRITING & ARITHMETIC is as compelling as anything to come out of Manchester or an 808 drum machine. Identified as a female-led version of the Smiths, such comparisons were borne out by the dynamics of the Sundays' central duo and the quality of this debut release.

David Gavurin's guitar-playing undoubtedly evokes the unpretentious expression of Johnny Marr, whether gently chiming over "Can't Be Sure," gaily strumming for the coda of "My Finest Hour," or whipping up a racket on "A Certain Someone." Harriet Wheeler's voice is from another world entirely: soaring, pure, acrobatic, doleful, and with a penchant for the self-possessed babbling of Liz Fraser. Where intelligible, the lyrics take Morrissey's conversational style and predilection for colloquialisms to the extreme, delivered from the perspective of a melancholic girl wracked by self-consciousness and pity. Each of the 10 tracks boasts an effortless sense of melody and depth of emotion that, together, belittle any attempt to offer praise. READING, WRITING & ARITHMETIC is simply perfect.

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