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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.
Jun 30, 2024 · How did it come about at the last possible moment to save the band? And how did a bit of forgetfulness help Dream Academy singer Nick Laird-Clowes stumble upon the song’s iconic chant-along...
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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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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.’
Apr 8, 2024 · Longtime Gilmour associate (and co-lyricist on Poles Apart and Take It Back on The Division Bell), Nick Laird-Clowes was as amazed as the rest of us: “I was in Berlin and saw it had happened,” Laird-Clowes says. “I texted David immediately.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Nick Laird-Clowes, singer, songwriter I was a part-time presenter on the first series of The Tube, with Jools Holland and Paula Yates. That was filmed in Newcastle, but they didn’t keep me on, so I went back down to London.
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Jul 2, 2020 · The synthesizers weren’t in your face, they were only a subtle layer to tie everything together. The Dream Academy was a trio fronted by Nick Laird-Clowes, and backed up by keyboardist...
