The Go-Betweens
Formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by college mates Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, The Go-Betweens started life as a garage band with pop ambitions. Being enormous fans of The Beatles, The Monkees, Television and The Ramones, the early incarnation of the group leaned heavily on short, sharp shocks of tunefulness not unlike their heroes. "Karen," their first single, released on their own Able Label, indicated what was to come; simple tunes with subtle charms, tireless hooks and poetic lyrical landscapes that painted a concise emotional picture of whatever the song's subject, whether the movie star obsessions of "Lee Remick," or the soft noir vividly expressed in "The Sound Of Rain." From their earliest incarnation,... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Dream Pop, Post Punk
- City Of Origin:
- Brisbane, Australia
- Formed Date:
- 1978
