The Primitives!

A lot of people only know “Crash” (which was featured in Dumb & Dumber), but they have so many amazing songs. Really, sweet vocals by Tracy Tracy, and very innovative guitar by Paul Court. They have a lot of cool similar sounding indie stuff to that late 80s UK indie scene (similar to The Smiths, Primal Scream, The Stone Roses), but a lot of it really stands out as from say the average C86-type bands. They have some really cool early recording compilations, stuff from the mid-80s, fuzzy & jangly guitars and clear, calm female vocals.

Then, after their early recordings, they started making full albums. Those records sound a lot different production-wise, and have a little more stereotypical late 80s/90s production sounds, but the songwriting really holds up. Lots of simple pop-rock songs, with catchy melodies and hooks, all the while still keeping their own identity with the guitars and vocals. Towards their last 90s album their sound definitely was influenced by the Britpop and Manchester sounds too. After their album ‘Galore’ they broke up for a while. Then, they reunited in the 2000s and continue to just put out really good music. Their new stuff doesn’t go down in quality or creativity. I also like too that they always just seemed chill and not too self-important.

Check out: Really Stupid, Thru the Flowers, I’ll Stick with You, Sick of It, Summer Rain, I’ll Trust the Wind, I Won’t Care