Even As We Speak

Even As We Speak is an indie band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in the mid 1980s, founding members Matthew Love (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Mary Wyer (vocals, guitar) were later joined by Rob Irwin (bass) Anita Rayner (drums, banjo, mandolin), Paul Clarke (guitar, vocals) and Julian Knowles (keyboards, guitar, production). After a series of vinyl releases on Australian independent labels including Phantom Records, and success on the Australian indie scene, the band got the attention of UK audiences and began a relationship with UK indie label Sarah Records. The band released several singles and an album on Sarah Records, three of which reached the Top 5 of the Melody Maker and New Musical Express UK independent music charts in 1992 and 1993. The band's music is an unusual hybrid of accessible pop and more experimental elements.

Links To Peel
The band came to the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel who started to play the band's 1987 indie guitar cover of New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle on his show. This brought them to the attention of UK audiences and began a relationship with UK indie label Sarah Records, who they eventually signed to. Between 1992 and 1993, the group recorded three sessions for John Peel and one session for Mark Goodier for BBC Radio 1. They were among the few Australian bands to record Peel Sessions – others were Birthday Party, Triffids, Go-Betweens and Laughing Clowns. These sessions were released as the album 'Yellow Food: The Peel Sessions' in June 2014.

Sessions
The band's three sessions were released on Yellow Food: The Peel Sessions (16xmp3's, Not on label, 2014)

1. Recorded: 1992-01-09. Broadcast: 16 February 1992 2. Recorded: 1993-01-31. Broadcast: 20 February 1993 3. Recorded: 1993-07-18. Broadcast: 22 October 1993. Repeated: 23 April 1994
 * Falling Down The Stairs / Stay With Me / Straight As An Arrow / Sailor's Graves
 * Air / Blue Eyes Deceiving Me / Cos I Like It / The Revenge Of Ella May Cooley
 * Suddenly / Everywhere I Go / Until Tomorrow / 30 Miles

Other Shows Played
1989 1991
 * 25 September 1989 (BBC World Service): Goes So Slow (7") Phantom
 * 05 August 1991 (Radio Bremen): One Step Forward (7") Sarah

1993
 * 16 August 1991 (BFBS): One Step Forward (7") Sarah
 * 31 January 1993 (BFBS): To See You Smile (album - Feral Pop Frenzy) Sarah
 * Peel Out In The States: Sailors' Graves