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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1990 - May: The Sundays “Reading, Writing and Arithmetic”
Description: The debut album by The Sundays entitled Reading, Writing and Arithmetic introduced the dream pop band to the UK during a time between alternative waves. The Smiths had broken up previously, but it would still be several years before the Manchester sound would take over the indie scene.
Vocalist Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin met at Bristol University. The two became a couple, and they formed the band in 1988 after adding bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan to the group. Neither Wheeler nor Gavurin were pursuing music at the University - Wheeler studied English literature, and...