Formed by Wire’s Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis, with film maker and singer Angela Conway, AC Marias made an album which pretty much seemed to disappear into the ether as soon as it had arrived. That’s probably as apt a metaphor as you could wish for, given the strange nature of this beautiful album. Even the title, One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing has an enigmatic quality.
It’s feathery, moody but sweet, with the most minimal of guitar lines, percussion and Conway ‘s murmured vocals. It’s not music that fills the room; rather, it’s music that requires more of the listener. It’s painted in fine strokes rather than bold. I think the closest comparison could be Broadcast, as Conway was the antithesis of a belter, but even that falls short. It is avant pop before that was a genre,and it’s still a wonderful thing, way ahead of its time.
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‘It’s not music that fills the room; rather, it’s music that requires more…painted in fine strokes rather than bold.’ you’re an awesomely receptive listener. the few of us who strive to make songs like that forget there are listeners like you.
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That’s a lovely compliment coming from you. Very much appreciated, thank you
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I love this album. Some might use the word ‘haunting’, but it goes deeper than that, it follows you for a long time afterwards.
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Hi pal, thanks. Yeah, it’s almost insidious the way it gets under your skin, yet beautiful. ‘Trilby’s Couch’ is such a strange, gorgeous song. I quite enjoy things that freak me out, in a perverse way.
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