Glee Club - Mine

The Glee Club's only full album is and remains a vastly underrated treasure, obscure even to many fans of the 4AD label sound in general. Appearing as it did in 1994, at the height of The Cranberries' popularity, it likely suffered in comparisons of the most casual sort -- Irish band, female singer with notable vocal swoops, and so forth. But right from the first song -- the haunting, stunning "Need," a brilliantly affecting meditation on love and regret with a killer arrangement thanks to O'Carroll's guitar and violin work -- it's clear that something special is at hand. Read More