Furniture

Furniture was a British pop band, active from 1979 to 1991 and best known for their 1986 Top 30 hit "Brilliant Mind". Since its break-up, the band has retained a certain cult appeal - partly due to the high quality of the songwriting and partly due to the band's career (noted for the bad luck and practical frustration that prevented them from making a long term-breakthrough). Several ex-members are notable for (variously) going on to form Transgl... more

Furniture was a British pop band, active from 1979 to 1991 and best known for their 1986 Top 30 hit "Brilliant Mind". Since its break-up, the band has retained a certain cult appeal - partly due to the high quality of the songwriting and partly due to the band's career (noted for the bad luck and practical frustration that prevented them from making a long term-breakthrough). Several ex-members are notable for (variously) going on to form Transglobal Underground, becoming high-profile British music journalists, or contributing to the writing of several underground dance hits. The longest-serving line-up of Furniture, from 1983-1990, comprised Jim Irvin (vocals, percussion, occasional keyboards), Tim Whelan (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, yangqin etc.) and Hamilton Lee (drums, tuned and untuned percussion), Sally Still (bass, vocals) and Maya Gilder (keyboards). Larry N’Azone (saxophone) - the brother of Tim Whelan -was an occasional member during this period and often appeared with... less