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About Earwig

Earwig is the name of a great band from the early 90's. They sound like they could have been on 4AD records and a successive band by the name of "insides" in fact landed at that label. Unfortunately, all of their music is out of print and has been for many years. I was able to find one album at gemm.com. They pointed me to secondspin.com which had the album for sale at a resonable price. The band's other LP ("Past") was obtained by posting it on an internet want-list. That one cost me considerably more.


Note also, there is currently a band from the Midwestern United States bearing the same name. They're actually pretty good - though they have a completely different sound. To add to the confusion, the "other" Earwig released an album entitled "Perfect Past Tense" while "this" Earwig has an album of rarities entitled "Past". Good luck sorting it all out.


Do you know anything more about this band? Do you have copies of their old vinyl and CD5 recordings you're looking to unload? Do you have pictures from album covers or live events? Are you somehow associated with the band and can provide more information? If so, please send me an email. I'd like to hear from you.



Band Members

  • Kirsty Yates

    vocals, bass guitar, sequencing

  • Sergei Tardo

    guitars, piano, sequencing

  • Dimitri Voulis

    guitars, sequencing, drums, programmes


Discography

If you can find the two full albums ("under my skin i am lauging" and "past"), you'll have all but three songs by the band. One of the missing songs ("blind stupid and desperate") appears to only be available on the "Hardley" vinyl EP, while the "every day shines" single has a remix of the title track plus a b-side which does not appear anywhere else.

  1. HARDLEY

  2. (12") (La-Di-Da 011) 1991
  3. Blind Stupid And Desperate
  4. Her Stupid Face
  5. It's The Waiting I Can't Stand
  6. Both Of Us Screaming

  1. MIGHT

  2. EP (12") (La-Di-Da 017) 1991
  3. Driving You Mad, Slowly
  4. Everything's Just Fine
  5. Sour Song
  6. You Don't Even Come Close

  1. SUBTRACT (your friends)

  2. (12") (La-Di-Da 019)
  3. your friends
  4. out of my hands over my head
  5. slit

  1. EVERY DAY SHINES

  2. (12"+CD5) (La-Di-Da 021)
  3. This is the track listing for the vinyl version. I have no information on the CD5
  4. every day shines (d.mix)
  5. i need feel

  1. PAST

  2. (CD) (La-Di-Da 022) 1992. Compilation (La Di Da 011, 017, 019)
  3. both of us screaming
  4. her stupid face
  5. it's the waiting i can't stand
  6. driving you mad, slowly
  7. everything's just fine
  8. sour song
  9. you don't even come close
  10. your friends
  11. out of my hands, over my head
  12. slit

  1. UNDER MY SKIN I AM LAUGHING

  2. (LP+CD) (La-Di-Da 024)
  3. Every Day Shines - 10:40
  4. Safe in My Hands - 5:38
  5. When You're Quiet - 6:06
  6. Scraped Out - 7:34
  7. We Could Be Sisters - 5:13
  8. Never Be Lonely Again - 5:58
  9. Sickhair - 5:57

  1. SUN COME UP

  2. I'm not sure what this is - I don't even know if it exists. Any further information would be greatly appreciated


Links

  1. unisex-musicmail.de
    Used record store which has sold earwig albums in the past
  2. personal web page
    Owns several earwig records
  3. twee.net
    Discusses Earwig's old record label La-Di-Da
  4. evo.org
    Mentions a kirsty yates side project
  5. netcomuk.co.uk
    Review of "under my skin i am laughing"
  6. mark-itt.ru
    Information about insides
  7. twee.net
    Earwig discography - title of albums only


Earwig lyrics

(click song name in right column to view lyrics)


Earwig

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