Television Personalities
One of the original lo-fi indie bands, the Television Personalities revolved around the British Invasion/Swinging ‘60s London obsessions of their lead singer and guitarist, Daniel Treacy. At a time when punk rock was quickly become a matter of faster/louder doctrinaire, the TVP’s “Part Time Punks” sounded more like out of tune skiffle than the roar of The Clash. Musically, Treacy wore his British Invasion influences on his sleeve while lyrically, he veered from Kinks-like observations of characters and youth culture to stark confessions of unrequited love — all sung in a fey, pitch-challenged voice.
Four years before The Smiths, Treacy salted both his songs and album cover art (not forgetting the actual band name) with... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Post Punk, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Chelsea, England
- Formed Date:
- 1982
