The Glee Club are an Irish rock band.

History

The Glee Club formed in

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when vocalist Joanne Loughman and guitarist and violinist Hugh O'Carroll left their former band, the Swinging Swine.Brennan, Patrick (2001)
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'', 5 April 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2022 Relocating to London, and influenced by bands such as My Bloody Valentine and the

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, Loughman and O'Carroll, with occasional help from guitarist Kevin Boyle, recorded a demo, which would later be released as a seven-track

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. Retrieved 22 February 2022 For live performances, the band expanded to include bassist Magnus Box and drummer Adrian Meehan, who also played on the group's debut album, ''Mine'', released in 1994 by

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. The album was described as "a delicate amalgam of female voices with an Eastern sensibility, and wisps of tunes which coalesce to form songs". The Glee Club split up after touring the United States, with O'Carroll opting to stay in San Francisco. They reformed in 2014, releasing the single "Platitudes" in 2015, and began performing live again. In 2017, they released a new album, ''Hive''.Hive by The Glee Club on Amazon
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Discography

Albums

* ''The Glee Club'' (1993) * ''Mine'' (1994) * ''Hive'' (2017)

Singles

* "Free to Believe" split with

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(1993) * "Bad Child's Dolly" split with Insides (1993) * "Platitudes" (2015)

References

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