Laughing Mostly This week’s Throwing It Back revisits Delta, one of Birmingham’s great unsung treasures. Formed in 1993 from the ashes of cult Sarah Records indie band The Sea Urchins, the band’s nucleus comprised brothers James and Patrick Roberts on guitar and vocals. Early releases — a 10” for Che Records and three excellent singles for Dishy Records — quickly established their melodic flair. But a move to the Acid Jazz subsidiary Focus stalled their progress, leaving them

I first discovered Sundial  when their debut single “Exploding in Your Mind”  blazed across Radio 1’s Evening Session. That opening...

Orange Deluxe First up in my dive back through forgotten gems: Orange Deluxe . They landed on Dead Dead Good , the indie label that first...