| In
Sheffield, in late '78, as the fallout from punk settled,
The Comsat Angels formed. Indie inroads lead to a deal
with Polydor, and in 1980 the band released the
first of three critically acclaimed and commercially
credible albums for the label. Outrageous misfortune
conspired to waylay them, culminating in a bitterly
disappointing American launch in 1990, and the band
drifted back to square one. My Mind's Eye, while
every bit the equal of 1986's magnificent Chasing
Shadows, is understandably the sound of a band with
nothing to prove, much less lose, unafraid to revive
the simpler approach of their earliest work, but with
a bite worthy of their maturity and experience. Flying
on wings of phased pseudo-psychedelic guitars, the songs
present a dark, soft-centred rock vision completed by
Stephen Fellows penetrating baritone, making
Driving, Shiva Descending, the title track
and the rest intoxicating listening. |
