After the Snow
Modern English: Robbie Grey (vocals); Gary McDowell (guitar); Michael Conroy (violin, bass); Stephen Walker (keyboards); Richard Brown (drums, percussion).The CD version of this release includes the LIFE IN THE GLADHOUSE EP and a single version of "I Melt With You.""I Melt with You" will forever be the one specific moment that's Modern English's place in pop history, but the album it came from, After the Snow, isn't anything to sneeze at either. Indeed, in transforming from the quite fine but dour young miserabilists on Mesh & Lace to a brighter incarnation who still had a melancholy side, the quintet found exactly the right combination best-suited for their abilities. Like contemporaries B-Movie and the Sound, Modern English used punk and post-punk roots as a chance to introduce a haunting, beautiful take on romance and emotion, while the contributions of Stephen Walker on keyboard helped make the album both of its time and timeless. That said, the secret weapon on the album is th