I’ve been meaning to get together a longer post about The Verlaines for ages. They are absolutely one of my favorite bands of all time; their blend of timeless songs, indelible melodies, and solid playing easily vaults them into my A-League. Main Verlaine Graeme Downes is nothing but a poetic genius, somehow managing to make references to Dostoevsky and James Joyce sit comfortably next to impassioned odes to pubs and women without being the least bit forced or pretentious.

This mere paragraph can only hint at the Verlaines’ greatness, but it’ll have to wait til I get a little more caught up with life and Slumberland to write something more in depth. So for now let’s settle for “You Forget Love,” a smashing tune from their incredible second album “Bird-Dog.” Although the album is sadly out-of-print, Flying Nun does have a solid Verlaines comp called You’re Just Too Obscure For Me available which I can highly recommend, though you’ll still want to look out for used copies of their proper albums.

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