Twenty-four years since Everything But the Girl put out their last album, 1999’s Temperamental, Y2K styles are in vogue once again. An echo of that bygone era runs through the garage-y skip and oscillating bassline of “Nothing Left to Lose,” the first single from the duo’s forthcoming album Fuse, but the song never sounds retro for retro’s sake: Rhythmically, texturally, and tonally, it’s got real heft, as well as a kind of lived-in ease that’s missing from a lot of contemporary acts tackling similar inspirations. The partnership of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, EBTG were never strictl… read more
Twenty-four years since Everything But the Girl put out their last album, 1999’s Temperamental, Y2K styles are in vogue once again. An echo of that b… read more
Twenty-four years since Everything But the Girl put out their last album, 1999’s Temperamental, Y2K styles are in vogue once again. An echo of that bygone era runs through the garage-y s… read more
Everything But the Girl (EBTG), is a Hull, Yorkshire, UK, sophisti-pop / Downtempo duo of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn. They débuted with a single for a Cole Porter cover, Night And Day (Mar 1982, Cherry Red). Ben met Tracey when they were at Hull University and she was singing in pop girl-band Marine Girls. Ben contributed a photograph, for a forthcoming album cover, after which, the pair became partners (later getting married). They formed Everything But the Girl in 1982, the name inspired by a Turner's Furniture advertising slogan (a popular store near the university). For … read more