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I'm Hardly Ever Wrong

Beautiful Mess  (Single) Released 20th Sep 2013

Taken from the "She Seems Quite Free" 7" EP, released September 1, 2014 on Slumberland Records (US) and Occultation Records (UK).
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The June Brides are back again with two Phil Wilson songs ("Being There," "She Seems Quite Free") plus guitarist Simon Beesley's "I'm Undone." The EP sees a return to the band’s original harder-edged sound, following acclaimed 2012 single Moon/Cloud (“Glorious” Sabotage Times (UK), “...a stunning comeback” Critical Mob (USA), “...Song of the summer by a mile” PennyBlackMusic (UK), “Wonderful” The Big Takeover (USA)). On this recording original Brides Phil Wilson, Simon Beesley, Frank Sweeney and Jon Hunter have been joined by Steve Beswick (drums) and Arash Torabi (bass).

Background: The June Brides are true indie innovators, with fans including Manic Street Preachers, Morrissey and Belle and Sebastian. In the mid-1980s they produced five singles/EPs and one LP, There Are Eight Million Stories, which reached no. 1 in the UK Independent Albums Chart. They appeared on the cover of NME, toured with The Smiths and were cited by Morrissey as his favourite group of 1985. After The June Brides broke up in 1986, Phil Wilson cut two solo singles for Creation Records. His final single of the 1980s, Better Days was a collaboration with Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes on Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne’s Caff Records.

After 20 years as a civil servant, Phil Wilson returned to music in 2008. He has since recorded several solo singles and the lauded God Bless Jim Kennedy LP to excellent reviews from David Quantick (Uncut), Gavin Martin (Daily Mirror), Stewart Lee (Times) and Andrew Perry (Mojo) plus three Marc Riley BBC sessions. Performances in the UK, Europe and USA have included Indietracks, the Port Eliot Festival, and the San Francisco and Madrid Popfests. When Phil was rejoined by original guitarist Simon Beesley in 2011 it became natural to revert to the “June Brides” name.


The June Brides - Being There

Written by The Yetis
Produced by Kyle "Slick" Johnson

Recorded on August 4, 2014

Christian - lead guitar, vocals
Nick - rhythm guitar, vocals
Stefan - bass guitar
Patrick - drums


Photograph by Walter Pierson Palmer IV
Logo by Freddy Kempel

Little Surfer Girl

Color It In

Indie pop band from Co. Cavan Ireland. New Album "HindZeitgeist" out 2nd May 2025

It was back in the 90s: after being championed by John Peel, touring with Morrissey, making NME‘s single of the week on several occasions and finally having to choose a signing with one of fourteen record labels, The Would Be’s rising star suddenly imploded.

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The Would Be’s have re-acquainted themselves with loyal fans and connected with a new generation of listeners as they continue now where once they left off – conjuring some of the most perfect Irish indie ever written.

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