After recording a 12" of "Sunshine Smile" (b/w "I’ll Be Your Saint" and "Breathless") that was pressed to be released on record producer Pat Collier’s ‘Money To Burn,’ label the band received a gushing review in the NME. They signed to Creation Records in 1992, and after a UK tour supporting Curve they released their first single, a re-recording of "Sunshine Smile," in May of that year. Distancing themselves from the shoegaze movement by attempting to be more outspoken than traditional shoegazers, Adorable were briefly seen along with other bands Suede and The Verve as being a part of a new movement tagged ‘New Glam,’ a label attributed to Fijalkowski’s assertion that "we want to put the glamour back into pop." "Sunshine Smile" was NME’s Single of the Week, and topped the Indie Singles chart as well as entering the mainstream UK single top 100 charts for three weeks. A backlash in the press against the band’s outspoken image immediately followed, and the band were never to be interviewed in the mainstream UK press after their debut single. The band released "I’ll Be Your Saint," "Homeboy" and "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" (NME single of the Week), which all went into the Top 5 in the Indie charts, but failed to enter the mainstream Top 75. The album Against Perfection, released in 1993, went to #70 in the album charts, and the band toured the USA, Europe, Australia & Japan.
The second album, Fake, was seen as a far more introspective album, which Fijalkowski himself suggests was the result of the band feeling vulnerable. Although two singles ("Kangaroo Court" & "Vendetta") again entered high in the Indie Singles chart, the album failed to dent the mainstream Top 75, and strained relations both within the band and with Creation resulted in the band announcing their split onstage in Brussels in late 1994.
In subsequent years, the band has been re-classified as being part of the shoegaze movement. Bands such as Ash & Oasis have in the past acknowledged their admiration of the band.
Subsequent to the band’s demise Robert Dillam moved to Scotland where he joined The Zephyrs, whilst Fijalkowski went on to form the band Polak, who signed to One Little Indian Records.
Discography
Albums
Against Perfection (Creation / CRE 138) - Mar 1993
Fake (Creation / CRE 165) - Sept 1994
Footnotes - Best Of 92-94 (Cherry Red / CDMRED327) - Jan 2008
Singles
Sunshine Smile (Creation / CRE 127) - Apr 1992
I’ll Be Your Saint (Creation / CRE 133) - Jul 1992
Homeboy (Creation / CRE 140) - Oct 1992
Sistine Chapel Ceiling (Creation / CRE 153) - Jan 1993
Favourite Fallen Idol (Creation / CRE 159) - Apr 1993
Kangaroo Court (Creation / CRE 172) - Apr 1994
Vendetta (Creation / CRE 177) - Sept 1994
Vendetta
Adorable Lyrics
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I really don't know where I'm coming from
I feel love has got the better of me
I've got stars in my eyes, scars in my mind
Sometimes, well, I'm star-blind
Okay, maybe all the time
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
So casually
And then we'll be free
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife
So casually
And then we'll be free
For the next time
I'm wrong way around and split right through
I really don't know where I'm going to
I want to go down in history
I'm uncertain but one thing's for certainty
You're going to use these words against me
You may put it down to your vanity
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife
So casually
And then we'll be free
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife
So casually
And then we'll be free
For the next time
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife
So casually
And then we'll be free
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife
So casually
And then we'll be free
For the next time
The lyrics of Adorable's song Vendetta speak about a feeling of disorientation and confusion, a sense of being lost and not knowing where one stands. This confusion is described through lines such as "I'm upside down and back to front", "I really don't know where I'm coming from", and "I'm wrong way around and split right through". At the same time, the singer is also overwhelmed by love and desire: "I feel love has got the better of me", "I've got stars in my eyes".
The song's title, Vendetta, suggests a desire for revenge or a feeling of being wronged. The lyrics seem to address someone who has hurt the singer, using words that will be used against them: "You're going to use these words against me / You may put it down to your vanity". However, the singer also expresses a desire to move on from this situation: "I'm gonna come back soon in another life / And then we'll be free / For the next time".
Overall, the lyrics of Vendetta are intensely personal and emotional, conveying a sense of confusion and vulnerability, as well as a desire for freedom and closure.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I'm upside down and back to front
I am confused and disoriented.
I really don't know where I'm coming from
I don't understand my own origin or background.
I feel love has got the better of me
Love has taken control of me.
I've got stars in my eyes, scars in my mind
I am both hopeful and damaged.
Sometimes, well, I'm star-blind
I am unable to see things clearly or objectively.
Okay, maybe all the time
This is a persistent issue for me.
I'm gonna come back soon in another life
I will return in a future existence.
I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife
I will undermine your words, perhaps without much effort.
So casually
With ease and nonchalance.
And then we'll be free
Once I do this, we will have liberation or release.
For the next time
For the future instance or occurrence.
I'm wrong way around and split right through
I am fundamentally flawed and fragmented.
I really don't know where I'm going to
I lack direction or purpose.
I want to go down in history
I desire a legacy or reputation.
I'm uncertain but one thing's for certainty
I am unsure, except for one detail.
You're going to use these words against me
You will turn these words against me.
You may put it down to your vanity
I suppose this is due to your ego or arrogance.
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Remy Lov
Been looking for this song for a while now after rewatching "Nowhere". This song really hit me even if for only a few seconds.
Andres Jimenez
Gran banda, me recuerda a The Chameleons
Brandon Larratt
it's interesting most ppl don't even know who adorable is.... sadly even big indie/post punk/shoegaze fans don't even know this,i kinda feel like in the early 90s alot of bands ripped off there sound...
Eric Shans
it's true. they are really a bit like unknown legends.
Janko Takac
Just discovered them today and this is the song that totally caught my attention... Fantastic!
Fernando Emerson
lindo demais!
Magian William Reiss
To escutando aqui em 2022. No futuro 🤣
Heitor Rocha
muito!
Abi Crowley
What ever happened to this band? They were awsome! I remember seeing them at a place called Esquires in Bedford. I mean come on.. these are better then the bands around today! Such a shame.
Finlay Hatton
They only did a few shows together I highly doubt they will ever do another album. But I hope so greatly, as I was never around when they were first around so it would be cool to hear something from them when it comes out.