Sinister: B&S: the Bathers connection

[Charlotte Hall]

     A while ago someone asked about The Bathers who played with B&S at 
     Kelvingrove Park. They are worth checking out although they're not 
     really like B&S at all. They've also been around a lot longer. Their 
     best album is called "Sweet Deceit" which is, without hyperbole, a 
     masterpiece. Chris Thomson, the lead singer, started out some time ago 
     in a band called Friends Again who I think were on the renowned 
     Postcard label (circa 1982??). 
     
     The Bathers had a brief incarnation as Bloomsday (James Joyce 
     connection) and got into the fringes of the charts with "Strange 
     Honey". They're one of those bands who always almost get famous and 
     they've played a series of legendary gigs mainly in Glasgow and 
     Edinburgh. They recorded some songs with Liz Frazer of the Cocteau 
     Twins  - the best of which was "Angel on Ruskin" IMO. She also 
     appeared with them at one gig in Glasgow. If you buy "Sunpowder" you 
     can hear it.
     
     Apparently they were pretty good at Kelvingrove but their live 
     performances can be patchy - shades of Pink Floyd at Cottiers last 
     year!
     
     C.
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