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Paradise Circus

The Lilac Time

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Alternative Universe of Pop

You have to assume that somewhere out in space, in some other dimension, the Lilac Time are the biggest band in the world - it could be the only reasonable explination for their inexplicable lack of success on this one. Whilst later Lilac Time albums drift towards the stripped down Paradise Circus sees them in or around their absolute peak of attempting to take the pop charts by storm. The lyrical wonder and melodic nouse of Stephen Duffy have since been purloined for Robbie Williams's latest album which Stephen co wrote and produced. The follow up to the self titled Lilac Time, Paradise Circus was followed by And Love For All, forming the Lilac Time's Trinity of albums for Fontana - a trio of albums celebrated with the compilation 'Compendium' - but worth investigating as whole albums.

Biography

Formed: 1987 in England

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s

Following a brief solo career under both his own name and the moniker Tin Tin, Stephen Duffy put together the Lilac Time, which traded in his former synth pop excursions for pastoral, folky English pop strongly recalling Skylarking-era XTC. Joined by Mickey Harris, Nick Duffy, and Michael Giri, Duffy crafted several eclectic albums making use of traditional instruments, beginning with a self-titled debut in 1988. 1989's Paradise Circus offered a bit of country & western influence, which was largely...
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