Company of Cowards - A Mouthful of Tuesdays
0 Comments Published by Trev Lostmusic on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 17:17.
I have to confess to not knowing very much about Company of Cowards prior to hearing this compilation which has just been released on Firestation Records. It's called 'A Mouthful of Tuesdays' - which compiles their recordings from 1987-1989. During their time together they only released one four track EP called ‘18 Again’.The band existed between 1986 and 1990 and it seems they supported contemporaries like Mighty Mighty, The Chesterfields and The Brilliant Corners. The recordings collected on the compilation showcase a slightly poppy take on late 80s indiepop. It comes as no surprise that this compilation has been released by Firestation Records - as it bears a strong resemblance to a lot of the bands collated on The Sound of Leamington Spa compilations. And it seems the band are due to be featured on the up coming volume 6 of this series of records that compile the lesser known and lost gems from the 1980s indie hey day - more info on that compilation here.
Like I said this does sound very of it's time. The band were obviously influenced by bands like The Smiths, Lloyd Cole and Aztec Camera and to a lesser extent to the c86 stuff that was around as the band were in existence. Which is no bad thing. There's just a little something lacking throughout this compilation to really get me excited. I would never call it 'bad' but the band seemed a little shy of the killer tunes that would've made them stand out. If you really crave that late 80s indie sound, it's worth giving Company of Cowards a spin - just don't expect 15 cast iron indiepop gems - what you will get is 55 minutes of pleasant jangle pop.
Company of Cowards - Party Talk
The band have a website which has a lot more information about their past and what some of the members are up to these days.
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