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Weekend was a British indie pop / post-punk band formed by Alison Statton following the split of Young Marble Giants in 1981. The group’s debut album La Varieté is a much sunnier affair than Young Marble Giants’ lone album Colossal Youth. Featuring nylon string guitars, saxophones, various percussion, strings, and Statton relaxed delivery, the album hits at a sort of ethereal, lounge, and post-punk hybrid zone with bossa and island influences. Not everything is sunshine and carefree times though. As one reviewer sums it up, “Weekend’s music played a lot like a vacation, with regrets.” Fittingly, the album title La Varieté draws from “the French term for popular radio, everything that’s not heavy rock; music drawing on diversity and depth.”
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Lounge / New Wave / Post-Punk
Tracklist:
A1 The End Of The Affair
A2 Weekend Stroll
A3 Summerdays
A4 Carnival Headache
A5 Drum Beat For Baby
A6 A Life In The Day Of (Part 1)
B1 A Life In The Day Of (Part 2)
B2 Sleepy Theory
B3 Woman’s Eyes
B4 Weekend Off
B5 Red Planes
B6 Nostalgia
Credits:
Arranged By – Robbin Millar*, Weekend
Arranged By [Strings], Strings – Dave Harwood, Spike (16)
Artwork [Cover Art] – Wendy Smith (3)
Bass – Phil Moxham* (tracks: A3, A4, B4)
Bass, Vocals – Alison Statton
Double Bass, Violin – Dave Harwood
Drums – Roy Dodds
Guitar – Simon Booth
Guitar, Viola – Spike (16)
Mixed By, Recorded By – Norman Mighell
Mixed By, Recorded By [Assistant] – Chaz Harrowell*
Percussion – Dawson Miller
Producer – Robbin Millar*
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Larry Stabbins
