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Nick Laird-Clowes (born 5 February 1957, in London, England) [citation needed] is an English musician and composer, best known as the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for The Dream Academy. Life and career. Laird-Clowes was a member of Alfalpha and The Act [1] before forming The Dream Academy.
Feb 21, 2024 · Pastoral art-pop band The Dream Academy – singer / guitarist and songwriter, Nick Laird-Clowes, multi-instrumentalist Kate St. John, and keyboardist / songwriter, Gilbert Gabriel – had a hit on both sides of the Atlantic with their haunting and ethereal 1985 debut single, ‘Life In A Northern Town.’
Mar 15, 2024 · It's been almost four decades since The Dream Academy appeared, seemingly from nowhere, with the classic 80s hit 'Life In A Northern Town', a track that.
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The Dream Academy was a British band consisting of singer/guitarist [3] and primary songwriter [4] Nick Laird-Clowes, multi-instrumentalist Kate St John, and keyboardist Gilbert Gabriel. [5] The band is most noted for their 1985 hit record , " Life in a Northern Town ".
Nov 16 2012. Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song. Nick Laird-Clowes had become friends with Paul Simon. One day he played Simon a chorus that had yet to find verses or a bridge; Simon told him that if he could build a song around it, he’d have a hit.
Apr 24, 2024 · Unfortunately, the Ravishing Beauties split up, but I met Nick at a party at the Royal Institute of British Architects, of all places. He and Gilbert were looking for people who played unusual instruments. They didn’t have a bass player or drummer – just a drum machine – which left space in the sound for my cor anglais.
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Sep 12, 2020 · British trio The Dream Academy formed in London in 1983 and took the US single and album charts by storm in 1985 with their debut single and a feature in one of the 1980’s most iconic flicks. The origins of The Dream Academy can be traced back to the 1970’s, when Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel were part of the band, The Act.
