primitives

The Primtives"you know that i get messed up too with you'"

Who?Tracey Tracey led a bunch of thin-legged ne'er do wells to occasional chart anarchy as the 80's started to wear out their welcome. caught in the gap between C86 and Britpop, they never got noisy enough to fit snugly in with the Tamworth scene, and didn't pout to the required degree to be a shoey band. Instead, they just sort of... stopped.

Essential?There's been a couple of pretty nifty 'Best of' compilations in the last couple of years, which will give you for less than a tenner everything you need. You'll probably feel 'Crash' stir somewhere in your memory, and 'Stop Killing Me' and 'Thru The Flowers', if you're old enough.

Yes, Anna, they were from...Coventry. A few miles further west, and they'd have sounded like Neds Atomic Dustbin

In a nutshell, then:Indie pop drinking cider and black.

Never mind the music, give us trivia:Pete Tweedie was kicked out of the band - allegedly - for cruelty to cats. He went on to form Birdland. Its hard to say what was worse. Once used Slim Dusty and other 50's crooners as pre-set tape.

In more depth:Primitives site - loving, well designed, easy to navigate. Can this really be a fan site?

Try these, too...The Darling Buds
The Charlottes
Birdland
Eves Plum
Motorcycle Boy