Artist description "Indie" guitar band.

Musical Influences Lou Reed, Dusty Springfield.

Similar Artists Morrissey, The Smiths.

Artist History Two line-ups. First line-up 1985-1986, recorded 1 single "She's Always Hiding", 1 EP "The Sun, A Small Star", appeared on the NME's C86 compilation. Second line-up 1986-1991 recorded 1 EP, "It's My Turn", 1 album "Disinterest", 1 single "Look Like A Girl". Singer/songwriter David Westlake recorded 1 solo album "Westlake". Second line-up guitarist Luke Haines formed The Auteurs.

Group Members David Westlake - vocals & guitar; Luke Haines - guitar; Alice Redaman - bass; Hugh Whitaker - drums.

Instruments 2 guitars, bass,drums.

Press Reviews Stop me if you've heard this one before, but there's currently a group of earnest young men doing the rounds of London's beery backrooms who play the sweetest, smartest evocations of The Velvet Underground's sepulchral third LP these increasingly '60s-sated, guitar-jaded ears have possibly ever heard. Still awake? Good, because The Servants (for it is they) are - wait for it - different. Not for them the simplistic allure of dark shades and darker strides, nor the convenient kudos of easy chords. No, what brings The Servants close to Lou's crew's gossamer grace-cum-disembodied depth is that self-same timbre; the giddying suggestion of melodies conjured from the ether; a recognition of enduring classicism; a similar striving for a sound as perfect, as profound as (eek!) silence. New Musical Express, Bill Prince (UK, January 4 1986)

Additional Info evilgeniusmusic@hotmail.com

Location London, Middlesex - United Kingdom

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