Pram
Pram are a band formed in Birmingham, England in 1990.
The band orig… Read Full Bio ↴Pram are a band formed in Birmingham, England in 1990.
The band originally consisted of vocalist Rosie Cuckston, guitarist Matt Eaton, Sam Owen on bass, and drummer Andy Weir. Their first album "Gash" was self-released and sold by mail order and at gigs. The band attracted the attention of Too Pure Records (already home to Stereolab, Mouse on Mars and PJ Harvey), and between 1993 and 1995 the label released several increasingly sophisticated albums and EPs. Early recordings were a krautrock-influenced blend of rhythmic guitar, keyboards and percussion, with Cuckston's eerie vocals and lyrics dealing with depression, loneliness and the dark side of childhood. A trumpeter (credited only as "the Verdigris Horn") played on several tracks, including the quarter-hour In Dreams You Too Can Fly, on debut album "The Stars Are So Big...". Second album "Helium" (1994) featured increasing use of the sampler, and later recordings show a marked interest in "exotica". In 1995 Pram left Too Pure, and released a cassette compilation of early demos and live recordings, "Perambulations" - some of these recordings were added to the CD reissue of "Gash". Singles and EPs were recorded for a variety of labels (including Stereolab's Duophonic Records), before the band found a new home at Domino Records. The first album for Domino, "North Pole Radio Station", was originally recorded for Wurlitzer Jukebox Records, but the label shut down before it could be released. 1999's "Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children" was the soundtrack to an animated film, and also featured a remix by Mouse on Mars – while never strictly an electronica group, Pram have been remixed by several artists ("Somniloquy" features remixes by fellow Brummie experimentalists Plone and Tele:funken amongst others), and remixed LFO and the Aphex Twin for the Warp Records 10th anniversary compilation. Following the 2008 EP "Prisoner of the Seven Pines", the band took a lengthy hiatus, with Cuckston abandoning music for academia.
In subsequent years, band members worked on other projects, both separately and together. After live performances together (without Cuckston) in 2017, the band released Across the Meridian in 2018 on Domino, featuring Owen (now on vocals as well as bass) and Eaton, plus Max Simpson on keyboards and Harry Dawes on brass.
The band orig… Read Full Bio ↴Pram are a band formed in Birmingham, England in 1990.
The band originally consisted of vocalist Rosie Cuckston, guitarist Matt Eaton, Sam Owen on bass, and drummer Andy Weir. Their first album "Gash" was self-released and sold by mail order and at gigs. The band attracted the attention of Too Pure Records (already home to Stereolab, Mouse on Mars and PJ Harvey), and between 1993 and 1995 the label released several increasingly sophisticated albums and EPs. Early recordings were a krautrock-influenced blend of rhythmic guitar, keyboards and percussion, with Cuckston's eerie vocals and lyrics dealing with depression, loneliness and the dark side of childhood. A trumpeter (credited only as "the Verdigris Horn") played on several tracks, including the quarter-hour In Dreams You Too Can Fly, on debut album "The Stars Are So Big...". Second album "Helium" (1994) featured increasing use of the sampler, and later recordings show a marked interest in "exotica". In 1995 Pram left Too Pure, and released a cassette compilation of early demos and live recordings, "Perambulations" - some of these recordings were added to the CD reissue of "Gash". Singles and EPs were recorded for a variety of labels (including Stereolab's Duophonic Records), before the band found a new home at Domino Records. The first album for Domino, "North Pole Radio Station", was originally recorded for Wurlitzer Jukebox Records, but the label shut down before it could be released. 1999's "Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children" was the soundtrack to an animated film, and also featured a remix by Mouse on Mars – while never strictly an electronica group, Pram have been remixed by several artists ("Somniloquy" features remixes by fellow Brummie experimentalists Plone and Tele:funken amongst others), and remixed LFO and the Aphex Twin for the Warp Records 10th anniversary compilation. Following the 2008 EP "Prisoner of the Seven Pines", the band took a lengthy hiatus, with Cuckston abandoning music for academia.
In subsequent years, band members worked on other projects, both separately and together. After live performances together (without Cuckston) in 2017, the band released Across the Meridian in 2018 on Domino, featuring Owen (now on vocals as well as bass) and Eaton, plus Max Simpson on keyboards and Harry Dawes on brass.
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Pram Lyrics
A Million Bubbles Burst Lost in a universe, a cold and silent place Can't find…
Bewitched No one ever said my life wasn't free Or openly declared…
Blue In the hum of time you stand Frozen like a stopped…
cat Ill-defined, the creatures in your dream Faces you know, bl…
Cat's Cradle Ill-defined, the creatures in your dream Faces you know, blu…
Chrysalis Head full of bad weather My thunder rings loudly And drowns …
Crooked Tiles The sky keeps on weeping The sun is sleeping Don't wake the…
Dancing On A Star Oh my darling, let's join hands Go swooping through the air…
Distant Islands I hesitate to say what i mean As my mind is…
Dorothy Come down in a wind house No sailor, no mast No rope…
Goodbye Only the night can touch me And I'll feel it anymore Only…
Gravity Once I thought I was in love But that was a…
Last Astronaut Some day we'll live under the ground With grass roots l…
Little Angel Where are you going? Come back here I'm helpless without you…
Little angel Little Where are you going? Come back here I'm helpless without yo…
Loose Threads Something's gone and something's over You put the pieces of …
Loose Threads (Drop Sti Something's gone and something's over You put the pieces of…
Loredo Venus I guess he just walked out of the flames Fringes on…
Mermaids Hotel The only cloud I see Is the steam trail from the…
Mother of Pearl Like teaching snails to make pearls Coating with plastic and…
My Father The Clown My heart is heavy as I help you Into the costume…
Nightwatch When you sleep at night I like to watch your face I…
Omnichord When you close your eyes Do you travel galaxies? Cross the M…
Paper Hats When your strangest fictions Turn out to be the truth And th…
Penny Arcade There's a place that we all know It's the word where…
Play of the Waves In the arms of the world Let yourself unfurl Take a leaf…
Serpentine Suddenly I notice that the brightness of the day Makes the…
Shadows If I could record the moment Just before you leave I'd…
The Archivist As the clocks so solemly declare it Strike each single atom…
the mermaids hotel The only cloud I see Is the steam trail from the…
The Owl Service The road is long and made of sand and grit The…
The Pawnbroker This winter bleached he color from the sun You left the…
The Ray No no no no! I don’t want her to see me afraid…
Things Left On The Pavement There's no moon today Because of the yellow light That hover…
three wild georges Sound that comes from the upstairs room Is like the sound…
“A Million Bubbles Burst” Lost in a universe, a cold and silent place Can't find…