The Sundays
Blind

THE REVIEW

Subtly and slowly grew the desire of spouses Harriet Wheeler and David Gavurin to make their songs public and live off music.

After recruiting Paul Brindley and Patrick Hannan, the duo officially became a band.

First album; Reading, Writing And Arithmetic. The Sundays were immediately praised by worldwide critics, and sold about half a million copies. However, their label Rough Trade was going through a financially failing period; thus, the band made two important decisions: to manage themselves and sign with Parlophone.

Time for Blind, the second album. Both in themes and arrangements, these tracks are almost reminiscent of their debut; they are pop-rock gems that tell of melancholy and nostalgia.

The musical characteristics of the Sundays and the then-debuting Cranberries were often compared by the press, which, however, guaranteed respect and great reviews for both.

The U.S. version of the album contains the famous cover of Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones (featured in a famous English TV commercial and in some series as a soundtrack). As for the tracklist of Blind, the themes of abandonment and the eternal battle between old and new, stasis and determination in advancing their own revenges seem to dominate; the farewell (in the opinion of the writer) just like the single Here's Where The Story Ends in the previous album. Goodbye and What Do You Think are the tracks I am specifically referring to. Sparse enough but immensely expressive. Indeed, the Sundays were direct descendants of that way of composing from the eighties. In their notes, you can hear the sound of Johnny Marr of the Smiths and also the Cocteau Twins - even though - the band has enjoyed its own charisma from the start - especially linked to brilliant songwriting.

After touring all continents, they took a break and started a family, then returned with a final album in 1997. The Sundays remain inactive on the scene today, but many admirers are waiting for their possible return.