The Sea Urchins

The Profile

English indie pop band associated with Sarah Records; debut single 'Pristine Christine' was released as Sarah Records catalog number 001.

The band's debut single 'Pristine Christine' is catalog number 001 for Sarah Records (Bristol). The group's sound has been described as pure indiepop with guitar arpeggios compared to the Byrds and the Smiths, and linked to the late-1980s C86/indiepop lineage.

The single 'Pristine Christine' (Sarah Records catalog number 001) is presented as a concise, mood-lifting indie pop release with three ~3-minute tracks. The review links the sound to the Byrds and the Smiths, situating it in the late-1980s indiepop/C86 lineage and noting influences cited such as Primal Scream and Beat Happening.