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By using their influences as a mere launching pad and consistently developing their many strengths, Catherine Wheel was able to outlast all of their early peers. With their initial singles and first album, the band from East Anglia fit snugly with the remainder of bands that the British press eventually labeled as shoegazers, a short-lived sub-scene of bands that were characterized by an inactive stage presence, loads of effects pedals, and buried vocals. However, the always tuneful Catherine Wheel survived... Read More
Echo & The Bunnymen, Ride, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Talk Talk, The House of Love, and The Psychedelic Furs