| Facts on Two Giraffes | During the late 80’s the band re-christened the Rose and Crown (now the Courtyard) The Giraffe House The legendary Paul Sampson, famed for his in-a brief-case studio technology, produced their current material The original band produced two singles in the 80’s, Pass Me By and One Step Steve Edgson's old band Reluctant Stereotypes featured Paul King and Tony Wall who would later find massive success with King |
In a new feature on the Bob Brolly afternoon show on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, local music expert Pete Chambers takes a look back at the best in pop music from the past and present that came from our area. Every other Friday from 3pm, Pete will be on air to talk about the bands, singers and songs that made Britain swing during the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. You can also take a trip down memory lane with the songs themselves. This week, Pete looks at Cov combo Two Giraffes, who have been regulars on the local scene for two decades in different guises. Two Giraffes, by Pete Chambers Born from TheGiraffes of the 80’s Steve Edgson and Sam McNulty have come up with a selection of songs on their latest album that live up to the kind of pedigree you would expect from artists that were once members of bands such as Squad, Reluctant Stereotypes and The Pink Umbrellas. So what about the songs? Well if a moment of melancholic regret had a sound then this surely this is it. The search for ‘real’ music is over, for throw-away plastic pop has no place here. These boys have stuck their collective necks out here and created an aural-vista that refuses the listener any comfort or emotional safety. Like any artistic creation worth its salt we are lulled into a full-on relationship with the songs characters. We know them, we laugh with them, cry with them and ultimately we devastatingly lose them. Cleverly each individual song has been written so it gives up the goods whether it’s in or out of the thematic context of this as yet unreleased album. From the fresh-faced shyness of the first kiss to the ethereal end of it all, our heroes stumble through a subtitled French film of an album than refuses to conform to any ‘handy’ little niche or pigeonhole. So be quick because your carnage awaits! For more on Two Giraffes, including some tracks and an interview, listen to the Bob Brolly Show on Friday, 8 July. | 
