Another Sunny Day - London Weekend

Worth popping out for One of the first

clutch of bands to emerge on the Sarah label in the late 80s, Another Sunny Day troubled the indie charts with a sound indebted to the C86 spirit – an association which had been sealed by the fizzy, fuzz-drenched pop of their debut flexi, Anorak City. ASD were a vehicle for Cornish ex-student Harvey Williams, whose jingle-jangle mournings were epitomised by their singles: the gentle I’m In Love With A Girl Who Doesn’t Know I Exist, the buoyant What’s Happened To You, My Dearest Friend, the Smiths-like You Should All Be Murdered, the polished acoustics of Rio and their lilting swansong, New Years Honours.

London Weekend is an expanded edition of Sarah’s original compilation from 1992. Among the seven bonus tracks are collectable covers of OMD’s Genetic Engineering (issued as a limited single on Caff in 1990) and The Bee Gees’ Kilburn Towers, alongside five previously unissued demos.

Twenty years on, Another Sunny Day seem to epitomise the Sarah sound: a vulnerable, poignant puree of teenage angst and 60s-tinged melodies, reminiscent of The Pastels or Television Personalities. Williams subsequently spent the rest of the 90s with fellow Sarah act Blueboy, leaving behind his singularly personal vision – Another Sunny Day.

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Cherry Red | CDMRED 416

Reviewed by John Reed
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