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McCarthy
80s indie band
Formed in 1985 · Ended in 1990
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McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Greater London, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden (voice and guitar) and Tim Gane (lead guitar) with John Williamson (bass guitar) and Gary Baker (drums). Lætitia Sadier later joined the band on vocals for their final studio album.
They mixed a melodic style, dominated by Gane's 12-string guitar playing, with Eden's overtly political lyrics, often satirical in tone, which reflected the band's far-left leanings.
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McCarthy est un groupe de pop indépendante britannique, originaire de Barking, en banlieue de Londres, en Angleterre. Il est actif du milieu des années 1980 jusqu'en 1990. Derrière leur style musical très pop, les paroles du groupe reflètent les idées marxistes de Malcolm Eden. Le capitalisme, le gouvernement de Margaret Thatcher ou la monarchie britannique sont critiqués, souvent avec une ironie cinglante.
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Discography
Albums
- 1987 I Am a Wallet
- 1989 The Enraged Will Inherit the Earth
- 1990 Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today
- 1997 I Am a Wallet / Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today
EPs
- 1987 The Well Of Loneliness
- 1988 This Nelson Rockefeller
- 1989 At War
