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Best Band the US has never heard of.

Music Guru | Atlanta | 12/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you love the later Beatles music, especially the White Albumn then you'll love Pugwash. It is the most intelligent and beautiful music since the Beatles. Everyone who I have lent my discs to have become Pugwash junkies, unfortunately the US music and radio industry have been slow to pick up on them.



This is a complilation of music from thier first 2 CD's: "Almond Tea" and "Almanac", which are now out of circulation. A third release is due from the band shortly. They have a website pugwashtheband.com , check it out.



My wife stumbled upon this group through the reccomendation of a very cool indipendent CD shop owner in Atlanta to whom I will be forever greatful."

EARLY PUGWASH - COMPILED AND COLLECTED FOR YOUR LISTENING PL

Mr. Christopher J. Welch | Essex, Uk | 02/09/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Earworm is a compilation of the best tracks from Pugwash's first two releases (now sadly unnavailable) and ably demonstrates that Thomas Walsh arrived on the Irish music scene pretty much 'fully formed' as a songwriter and performer. It's all a little more rougher round the edges than the sublime 'Jollity' or the poppy '11 Modern Antiquities' but there are at least a handful of songs on Earworm up there with Walsh's very best.

Noel Gallagher would kill to have written swirling opener 'Apples', the lilting 'The Finer Things In Life' or the Revolveresque 'Anyone Who Asks'. Indeed the songs of fledgling Pugwash often sound uncannily like Oasis circa 'What's The Story Morning Glory' (when they were good) but lyrically this band are far more erudite and adventureous. 'The Season Of Flowers & Leaves' and 'Sunrise Sunset' even recall the quiter moments of late period XTC and the tongue in cheek 'Monorail' is as addictive as it is silly (one also suspects a love of classic Simpsons).

So if your musical spectrum includes The Beatles circa White Album, Kinks, ELO and early Pink Floyd then you can buy with confidence.

Welcome to the world of Pugwash."