Artist's albums
Similar artists
Swervedriver
Artist
Ride
Artist
Pale Saints
Artist
Catherine Wheel
Artist
Blind Mr. Jones
Artist
Drop Nineteens
Artist
Kitchens Of Distinction
Artist
Lilys
Artist
Chapterhouse
Artist
Ultra Vivid Scene
Artist
Lush
Artist
The Nightblooms
Artist
The Telescopes
Artist
Medicine
Artist
The Dylans
Artist
Swallow
Artist
The Boo Radleys
Artist
A.R. Kane
Artist
Biography
Spirea X was a short-lived dream pop/noise pop act on the 4AD label, spearheaded by ex-Primal Scream member Jim Beattie. The other members of the group were Judith Boyle and Andrew Kerr. In 1991, the group released the Chlorine Dream and Speed Reaction singles, along with the full-length Fireblade Skies. Combining sweet vocal melodies with alternately noisy and blurry bursts of guitars and dance beats, the record was definitely up on the then-current sound of the U.K., but it failed to make much of an impression with consumers and cynical tastemakers. Spirea X vanished without a trace, but Beattie and Boyle -- along with former Spirea X manager Simon Dine -- would later form Adventures in Stereo. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi