Download Earwig’s Discography for Free

Listen to the seeds of what groups like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang Gang Dance, and HTRK would be doing two decades later.
Under My Skin I Am Laughing - Earwig

No, not the Earwig from Columbus, Ohio. I’m referring, instead, to the UK’s Earwig, i.e., the trio of Kirsty Yates, Julian Tardo, and Dimitri Voulis. Yates and Tardo would later form Insides and release the criminally unknown Euphoria in 1993. But as Earwig, they created the template that they mastered on Euphoria: Delicate, spidery guitar melodies and drum programming that create a lush-yet-unsettling backdrop for Yates’ tales of romantic escapades and disillusionment. (Sample lyric: “Trust me to be careful/You break easily/You’re so fragile and you’re delicate/But you’re safe in my hands… I promise nothing.”)

Listening to Earwig, you can hear the seeds of what groups including the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang Gang Dance, and HTRK would be doing two decades later. All of Earwig’s releases are now available for free on Bandcamp.

First is their only full-length album, 1992’s Under My Skin I Am Laughing.

Second is a brilliant remix of Under My Skin I Am Laughing’s “Every Day Shines” plus a new track.

Finally, there’s Past, a compilation of three vinyl EPs released prior to Under My Skin I Am Laughing. These feature a harsher, rawer sound than the trio’s subsequent material.

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