Weekend were a London-based art-pop trio that issued the album La Varieté in 1982 on Rough Trade. The band was led by Welsh bassist/vocalist Alison Statton, who earlier fronted the Cardiff combo Young Marble Giants. Guitarist Simon Booth would subsequently form Working Week. Members: Alison Statton (bass, vocals), Simon Booth (guitar), Spike (guitar, viola) Weekend […]
La Varieté is the singular album by Welsh sophisti-pop trio Weekend, released in 1982 on Rough Trade. Tracklist: A1. “The End of the Affair” (3:05) A2. “Weekend Stroll” (3:23) A3. “Summer Days” (2:53) A4. “Carnival Headache” (2:51) A5. “Drum Beat for Baby” (2:57) A6. “Life in the Day of (Pt 1)” (3:49) B1. “Life in […]
Young Marble Giants were a Welsh bare-pop trio from Caerdydd that released two EPs and the album Colossal Youth on Rough Trade in 1980/81. Singer Alison Statton subsequently formed the sophisti-pop threesome Weekend with later Working Week mainstay Simon Booth. The remainder of YMG morphed into The Gist. Members: Alison Statton (vocals), Stuart Moxham (guitar, […]
