These are a couple of things that rather surprised me when I got them.
Mesmoreyes (1984)
Drezniak were from Boston. They're kind of at the tail end of my particular Golden Age for choosing singles, but I did remember the name when I got this. I remembered that I didn't particularly care for them at the time, but since I've so often reconsidered the opinions of my younger and more pretentiously stupid self thought it worth giving another chance despite having a song called "Mesmoreyes". (Terrible puns don't exactly inspire confidence.)
I was right to do so.
Nice three piece early 80's indie pop. Kind of catchy and danceable. I didn't understand why I didn't like this originally. This single certainly seems like something that would have at the very least have been something I'd put on compilation tapes for girls.
There are a couple of videos of a later incarnation with a New Wave/Goth girl playing synth that aren't quite as interesting as this. They look kind of smug too. And the videos just ooze 1984 like one might liquor after an especially long night.
This one was released on Silver Girl Records. I bought some mail order from the guy who ran the label (I don't even remember what it was. Might have been the Hula Hoop lp maybe...) and he threw this in with my purchase just because he's a swell guy and thought I might like it. He was right. Some nice shoegazing stuff for everybody's listening pleasure. And from France too. How about that?
Thanks for this one!!
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