Even As We Speak

Even As We Speak is an indie band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in the mid 1980s, founding members Matthew Love (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Mary Wyer (vocals, guitar) were later joined by Rob Irwin (bass) Anita Rayner (drums, banjo, mandolin), Paul Clarke (guitar, vocals) and Julian Knowles (keyboards, guitar, production). After a series of vinyl releases on Australian independent labels including Phantom Records, and success on the Australian indie scene, they came to the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel who started to play the band's Phantom Records single "Goes So Slow" on his show. This brought them to the attention of UK audiences and began a relationship with UK indie label Sarah Records. The band released several singles and an album on Sarah Records, three of which reached the Top 5 of the Melody Maker and New Musical Express UK independent music charts in 1992 and 1993. 

Between 1992 and 1993, the group recorded three sessions for John Peel and one session for Mark Goodier for BBC Radio 1. They were among the few Australian bands to record Peel Sessions –others were The Birthday Party, The Triffids, The Go-Betweens and Laughing Clowns. These sessions were released as the album 'Yellow Food: The Peel Sessions' in June 2014. A session was also recorded for Radio France. The band's music is an unusual hybrid of accessible pop and more experimental elements.

Wyer formed a pop rock band, Her Name in Lights, which issued their debut album, 'Into the Light Again', in October 2004. Egg Records of Glasgow has compiled Even As We Speak's five Australian vinyl singles into a 17-song CD, 'A Three Minute Song is One Minute Too Long' (2007).

In recent years the band have reformed (minus Paul Clarke) to play some sporadic live shows to mark the release of ‘Yellow Food: The Peel Sessions’, and also NYC Popfest in 2016. The band have also begun recording again, releasing the 5 track EP 'The Black Forest' on 10" vinyl and CD through Emotional Response records in the USA in September 2017. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]