The Charlottes

From Cambridgeshire, England, The Charlottes were one of the first shoegaze bands -beaten to the punch only by My Bloody Valentine and quite possibly Lush- that released a single ('Are You Happy Now?') and an EP ('Lovehappy') before the dawn of the style's golden years of 1990 and 1991. The Charlottes were actually shoegaze of the harder-driving variety, closer to the more aggressive side of Lush and Bleach than early Slowdive's billowy textures. After a pair of singles released in 1990, the band bowed out with 1991's 'Things Come Apart' compilation. The band's drummer, Simon Scott, joined Slowdive after they split. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]