The Carousel - I Forgot To Remember To Forget (Vinyl Japan, 1993)

The Carousel were a twee-ish British band, featuring Elizabeth Price from Talulah Gosh and Gregory Webster from Razorcuts. I Forgot To Remember To Forget is a compilation of all their singles between 1989 and 1991.

Someone from a recently deceased fan-page described their music quite elegantly: "Elizabeth’s idea was to fuse old English tunes and imagery with indie pop sensibilities. The songs were laid bare, no bass or drums, just vocals and guitars ringing and chiming as if recorded in a cathedral to give a pure and religious feel. The lyrics invoked days of yore, scenes from the village green and a time when people died regularly from broken hearts. The songs bordered on nursery rhymes for disaffected teenagers. All are steeped in sadness and inevitable loss."

The Carousel's sound is pretty ethereal with Elizabeth's wispy harmonies being the center point, so if you enjoyed that about Talulah Gosh's early singles or if you just enjoy cute music in general, I heartily recommend this. Plus it has Amelia Fletcher playing the recorder, which everyone needs in their music collection right?

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Hearts and crap, me