This is a thread to debate the merits of the Popguns

'Eugenie' and 'Snog' are both great. They always seemed like a band who would have achieved a much bigger audience if they'd followed a bit more sharpish on the heels of 'Reading, Writing & Arithmetic' / the demise of the Smiths - as it was, they were just a tiny bit out of time. I always liked the way Wendy M belted the songs out - no indieschmindie mumbling / candyfloss insubstantiality (a bit like Sarah Shannon from V Girl, in a way).

Last saw them at, uh, either the Marquee or the Borderline, back when 'Love Junky' came out; someone who v much resembled Mr Thackery of this parish kept requesting their cover of 'Can I Kick It?'.

Gosh, the goddamn Popguns!!!!!!!!

I was gonna ask if anyone remembered them and then I found this one thread. I owe much to both Eugenie & Snog for getting me through the early 90's. Granted, by the time of the "Crazy" 12" it seems they'd lost something.

Also my friend who was a Wedding Present fanatic loved them. Didn't they play with the Weddoes??

Oh no, please don't tell me P. Orridge produced Snog. He keeps popping up everywhere! It's starting to scare me. I went looking for this song by Mark Perry (Alternative T.V.) called "Love Lies Limp" and all of a sudden, Orridge was there and I can't take it anymore.

I love Genesis to my very core, make no mistake.

Holy shit, weren't the Popguns from Brighton? That's where my English friend comes from.

You can't even get Snog on CD? What the hell is wrong with this world?

Even if you can find Snog & Eugenie on CD they'll probably be suffering from CD rot as they were made by PDO. But all but a few tracks are on the Another Year Another Address comp.

Has the singer done anything subsequently?

I don't know, I can't find a single thing about it by googling around. I don't remember reading anything about it, either. I'm actually quite surprised that they put out two other albums after Snog. I suppose my interest in them had waned a lot more than I would have thought.

Why doesn't anyone ever care about the Popguns? WHY???????????????????????????????????????????

I'm going to stage a one-man rebellion and play Snog right now, in my headphones at an appreciable volume.

further to what i said above, i have since heard more of the later stuff (both proper albums are on emusic) and it's not quite as good as the first few singles. which is not to say it isn't good. i *love* still a world away

o shi i forgot about the third album (which is not there). i'm assuming it's not very good

I haven't heard the third album, either. I gave up after the Crazy 12", I think.

And yeah, "Still A World Away" is pop perfection, beating Stereolab in a single bound.

jesus fucking christ. not one mention of Waiting For The Winter on this thread? it's one of the best and most underrated indie pop songs of all time! hilarious video. but seriously, the bit from 1:52 onwards is magic -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veero9j4WCQ

landslide was great too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awH8_9o_RJA

and just because it popped up on youtube similar videos you can have this too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnzKGQJ-DpI&feature=fvw

Randomly noticed that Eugenie, Snog, and the best of are on Spotify and am really liking finally hearing these guys, after reading about them for so long....

They reformed! And recorded a new album! It's called "Pop Fiction" and very nice it is.

Yeah they've been reformed for a few years now, I saw them a couple of years ago with the Primitives/June Brides/BMX Bandits et al.

Bumping for the third time in as many months a passenger in my cab has asked some variation on "holy shit, who is this?" as Eugenie was playing. Because He Wanted To really does have some special something to it.

They had great energy and a special lyrical perspective. I wonder if we'll get another new album.

The new album has been recorded but probably not out til spring 2017. In the meantime a new track (Sugar Kisses) is available for listening available via The Popguns' facebook page or SoundCloud.

https://www.facebook.com/ThePopgunsBand?fref=nf

https://soundcloud.com/popguns/sugar-kisses/s-XmRMe

Well whaddya know, they put out a mellow acoustic album, "Isobar Blues", under the name The Perfect English Weather. It's very nice, I love Wendy's voice.