Flying Saucer Attack
Flying Saucer Attack didn’t last for too terribly long, but they were one of the cooler acts to emerge from the whole post-rock (whatever that means, Simon Reynolds) thing in the early 90s. They had a great, anonymous mystique, lo-fi street cred, and they rained vast torrents of feedback. Plus, beneath all the detached bluster, they had a great ear for gentle folk vibes and some impeccible pop hooks. Oh, and their albums all looked great, with oblique, mysterious, conceptually opaque artwork — and what a killer name! The band was really a duo, formed in Bristol, UK, by guitarists David Pearce and Rachel Brook, while on hiatus from another act called Lynda's Strange Vacation. They made an assiduous point of avoiding the studio, instead recording in their... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Progressive, Space Rock, Alternative/Indie, Shoe-Gaze
- City Of Origin:
- Bristol, England
- Formed Date:
- 1992
