Biography
Originating in Dublin during 1985, A House arose as Irish guitar pop ironists from the remains of Last Chance. The lineup centered on the core trio of vocalist Dave Couse, guitarist Fergal Bunbury and bassist Martin Healy, with regular support from satellite members Dave Dawson on drums, David Morrissey on keyboards and Susan Kavanagh supplying backing vocals. Their first release arrived in 1987 as the single "Kick Me Again, Jesus" on the band's own Hip label. The track attracted substantial press attention, leading to a deal with Blanco y Negro that yielded the debut album On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round in 1988.
Poor sales for that record and its 1990 successor I Want Too Much prompted Blanco y Negro to drop the band. Although speculation about a breakup spread, A House instead moved to Setanta and returned via the EPs "Doodle" and "Bingo." The latter spawned the single "Endless Art," produced by Edwyn Collins, which stirred debate for cataloguing deceased writers, musicians and painters whose influence persisted; its exclusive focus on male figures drew feminist criticism, prompting A House to record a revised version featuring women for the 1991 album I Am the Greatest.
Initial commercial indifference greeted that album until the single "Take It Easy on Me" succeeded in 1992, triggering a reissue and the band's first notable breakthrough. Once more working with Collins, A House delivered Wide Eyed & Ignorant in 1994, which failed to attract buyers. Undaunted, the group tracked No More Apologies in 1996.
Poor sales for that record and its 1990 successor I Want Too Much prompted Blanco y Negro to drop the band. Although speculation about a breakup spread, A House instead moved to Setanta and returned via the EPs "Doodle" and "Bingo." The latter spawned the single "Endless Art," produced by Edwyn Collins, which stirred debate for cataloguing deceased writers, musicians and painters whose influence persisted; its exclusive focus on male figures drew feminist criticism, prompting A House to record a revised version featuring women for the 1991 album I Am the Greatest.
Initial commercial indifference greeted that album until the single "Take It Easy on Me" succeeded in 1992, triggering a reissue and the band's first notable breakthrough. Once more working with Collins, A House delivered Wide Eyed & Ignorant in 1994, which failed to attract buyers. Undaunted, the group tracked No More Apologies in 1996.
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