The Lotus Eaters is an English indie pop band formed in 1982 in Liverpool . The Lotus Eaters formed in 1982. Many music enthusiasts regard the group as a part of the New Romantic movement. However, although Peter Coyle (vocals), Jeremy Kelly (guitar), Mike Dempsey (bass guitar), and Stephen Creese (drums) had the elegant attire, and fashionable haircuts of New Romantic bands, their music was more understated and folksy than the synthesized Euro disco of Japan, Visage and Duran Duran. The glimmering, jangly pop of the Lotus Eaters evokes images of lonely summer afternoons. Peter Coyle's dulcet vocals ache with profound yearning; Morrissey may have won the mope rock mantle in the '80s, but if the Lotus Eaters had become as successful as the Smiths, Coyle would've robbed him of the Sad Sack crown. "No Sense of Sin", the Lotus Eaters' 1984 debut album, is a gorgeously crafted collection of melancholic guitar pop. "Love Still Flows" and "The First Picture of You" caress the ears with haunting piano and twinkling guitars; both songs unreel with a cinematic feel, the music and lyrics drawing sentimental memories from the listener's imagination. On the powerful "It Hurts," Jeremy Kelly's guitar sounds like a heart shrieking in pain as Coyle wallows in his grief. The starry-eyed keyboards and sing-along chorus of "German Girl" and spellbinding violin of "Set Me Apart" deepen the Lotus Eaters' appeal; they further explore Coyle's hankering for affection while lifting the spirits with sharp hooks. "No Sense of Sin" was reissued by BMG Japan in 1998, and that version easily tops the original with ten bonus tracks, including the driving "You Don't Need Someone New", the delicate "Two Virgins Tender." and the superior extended 12" version of "It Hurts".
01. "German Girl" - 3:14
02. "Love Still Flows" - 3:56
03. "Can You Keep A Secret" - 3:13
04. "Out On Your Own" - 3:59
05. "Put Your Touch On Love" - 3:55
06. "Set Me Apart" - 4:03
07. "You Fill Me With Need" - 3:45
08. "The First Picture Of You" - 3:41
09. "Alone Of All Her Sex" - 2:52
10. "It Hurts" - 3:08
11. "You Don't Need Someone New" - 3:11
12. "Two Virgins Tender" - 4:06
13. "My Happy Dream" - 2:46
14. "The Evidence" - 3:06
15. "Endless" - 4:32
16. "Soul In Sparks
17. "Church At Llanbadrig" - 3:27
18. "The Lotus Eaters" - 3:00
19. "Out On Your Own (12" Version)" - 5:22
20. "It Hurts - There Must Be A Taste Of Murder In It (12" Version)" - 5:59
Release: 1984
Label: Arista
Genre: New Wave, Indie Pop
Length: 1:14
Producer: The Lotus Eaters, Nigel Gray, Alan Tarney
Personnel
Peter Coyle - Vocals
Jeremy Kelly - Guitar
Michael Dempsey - Bass
Stephen Creese - Drums
Gerard Quinn
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