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Oct 1, 2020 · Then again, the entirety of the La’s story reads like a dry British farce, so it’s a small miracle that their one and only album — The La’s, released 30 years ago today — is still rightly...
- Josh Modell
Jul 31, 2022 · In October last year, Udiscovermusic.com revisited an album with some of Indie’s most memorable melodies: “ A classic debut album. Attracting attention from major labels, The La’s signed with Go! Discs during 1987.
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Oct 31, 2023 · Guitarist Paul Hemmings tells the story behind The La’s timeless hit, ‘There She Goes,’ and why it endures in popularity.
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Attracting attention from major labels, The La’s signed with Go! Discs during 1987. By this time, Badger had left, leaving Mavers in sole charge center-stage, but with a pool of fantastic songs to draw upon – most of which had already been demoed to his satisfaction in local four-track studios during the latter half of 1986. Over the next couple of...
This ongoing uncertainty also affected the band’s personnel, with a string of lead guitarists and drummers (the latter including future Oasis sticksman Chris Sharrock) joining and then departing. The La’s’ line-up finally steadied in 1989, with Mavers and Power joined by guitarist Peter “Cammy” Camell and Mavers’ brother Neil on drums when they con...
Listening to The La’s now, one can only agree. Finally cracking the UK Top 20 on reissue, the band’s shimmering signature hit, “There She Goes,” is largely singled out as the album’s high point, but really it’s just one of the record’s many glistening pop gems. The La’skicks off with an almighty hat trick courtesy of the wistful “Son Of A Gun,” the...
Yet, while the critics raved and the band embarked on an extensive tour that took The La’sinto the UK Top 30, the group’s time in the spotlight was tragically brief. Seemingly obsessed with re-recording the album rather than prepare a follow-up, Mavers split the band in 1992. While there have since been sporadic reunion gigs, and Mavers’ notoriousl...
Liverpool’s finest track-suited indie icons The La’s celebrate three decades of their solitary debut album this week, a tale of career ending perfectionism, genre inspiring riffs, timeless songwriting and a unique tortured artist in the guise of Lee Mavers.
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(Credit: Getty Images) Just over 30 years ago, band The La's released their sole LP – a masterpiece that shaped guitar music. But its brilliant frontman has been elusive ever since, writes Shaun...
Aug 30, 2023 · The La’s – 'There She Goes' (1988 single version) It would be churlish not to include ‘There She Goes’, the group’s calling card. Despite its ubiquity, ‘There She Goes’ is still a masterclass in how to sneak intricacy into pop – how many global hits just contain one verse re-used and readapted?
