It was not all jangle pop in 1985 and '86! For some reason I was partial to the Leeds rockers Rose Of Avalanche. The poor sods got labelled as goths by the unimaginative UK music press when they were compiling the mid 1980's Leeds scene that also included the likes of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry who also got labelled in the same way.After picking up a couple of singles the band soon passed me by and I lost interest in them after their Velveteen single from 1986 and I was surprised when I saw the number of releases after that in their discography. The band looked like they called it a day in 1991.
The track here comes from the 12" of their epic single 1985 L.A. Rain and is titled Conceal Me. It is a great track and one that has always stuck with me. The guitars, oh the guitars!
Rose Of Avalanche - Conceal Me
There are a number of other tracks available for download from the unofficial site.
I saw them in 87. And L.A.Rain is one of the best Velvets songs ever released. :-) Or so I thought when I was 17.