Description
This reissue of Therapy039s Troublegum faithfully replicates the original AampM Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g caramel vinyl.By the time Therapy released Troublegum in 1994 they were already well established, but it was the first time many had encountered the group039s intensely melodic blend of hard rock and indie, an arresting combination of old and new, striking in its immediacyFormed by school friends in Larne, Northern Ireland, Therapy consistently pushed the rock trio to its limits, often saying that their use of feedback was their fourth instrument. Singer, guitarist and writer Andy Cairns, bassist Michael McKeegan and drummer Fyfe Ewing had been playing together since 1989, and were signed to indie label Wiiija the following year on the strength of their live reputation. After two albums with Wiiija, they were signed to AampM Records, and their 1992 album, Nurse, reached the UK Top 40. The group paired with Mission producer Chris Sheldon and went to Chipping Norton Studios to record a followup. The results were stunning.Lead single 34Screamager34 on the Shortsharpshock EP reached the UK Top 10 in March 1993 followup 34Turn34 made the Top 20. By the time Troublegum was released in February 1994, it contained both singles, plus 34Nowhere34 and 34Trigger Inside34, further hits from the album. Troublegum is warm and powerful, showing that grunge was not just the preserve of bands from the western seaboard of the US. Mixed without any discernible gaps between tracks, the album offers 45 minutes of attack. Amid the originals, the band039s post punk roots are shown by their storming cover of Isolation by Joy Division. Widely acclaimed, Troublegum reached No 5 in the UK charts, went Gold and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. It sounds as fresh today as it did in 1994.
