The Montgolfier Brothers Explained

The Montgolfier Brothers
Background:group_or_band
Genre:Indie pop, dream pop, indie folk
Years Active:1999–2020
Label:Vespertine & Son
Associated Acts:gnac
Current Members:Mark Tranmer
Past Members:Roger Quigley (died 2020)

The Montgolfier Brothers were a British indie pop-dream pop duo which featured gnac's Mark Tranmer and Lovewood drummer Roger Quigley.[1] [2]

The group, which formed in 1999, has released several recordings. Roger Quigley died 18 August 2020.

Their song Between Two Points has been covered by David Gilmour and his daughter Romany Gilmour on his upcoming album Luck and Strange.[3]

Discography

Seventeen Stars (1999)

Seventeen Stars was the band's debut recording. It was released on 4 May 1999 on the Vespertine label before the company folded. It was later reissued by Quarterstick in the United States, and by Alan McGee's Poptones elsewhere.

Track listing

  1. "Time Spent Passing" – 2:16
  2. "Even If My Mind Can't Tell You" – 6:14
  3. "Pro-Celebrity Standing Around" – 1:45
  4. "Four Days" – 5:05
  5. "Seventeen Stars" – 6:12
  6. "Low Tide" – 5:12
  7. "In Walks a Ghost" – 5:17
  8. "Une chanson du crépuscule" – 2:59
  9. "Between Two Points" – 6:02
  10. "Fin" – 1:39

The World Is Flat (2002)

The World Is Flat was released in 2002 on the Poptones imprint.

Track listing

  1. "2:55" – 2:47
  2. "The Understudy" – 2:46
  3. "Be Selfish" – 7:42
  4. "The World Is Flat" – 5:09
  5. "The Second Takes Forever" – 2:50
  6. "Swings and Roundabouts" – 4:57
  7. "Dream in Organza" – 4:56
  8. "I Couldn't Sleep, Either" – 4:35
  9. "Think Once More" – 3:32
  10. "Inches Away" – 7:19

All My Bad Thoughts (2005)

See main article: All My Bad Thoughts.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ELMUNDO.ES/METROPOLI - Los discos de la semana . Elmundo.es . 2005-12-14 . 2020-06-06.
  2. Web site: The Montgolfier Brothers | Hey! Manchester . Heymanchester.com . 2014-05-15 . 2020-06-06.
  3. Web site: David Gilmour/Luck and Strange. SuperDeluxeEdition. 25 May 2024.