Serious Young Insects

Serious Young Insects were a short lived Australian pop rock band formed in 1980. The group released one studio album and three singles.

Serious Young Insects
OriginAustralia
GenresPop rock
Years active1980 (1980)–1983 (1983)
LabelsNative Tongue, Epic Records
Associated actsBoom Crash Opera, Horsehead (band)

History

Serious Young Insects formed in 1980 with Peter Farnan on vocals and guitar, Michael Vallance on vocals and bass guitar and Mark White on vocals and drums.[1] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described Serious Young Insects as a "quirky, three-piece Melbourne new wave band".[2]

In May 1982, they released the album, Housebreaking, and three singles.[2][1] Lisa Perry of The Canberra Times praised the album "several times I had to check the cover to see if there were not also some session musos or others contributing to the sounds I was hearing. For a three-piece combo, these lads sure make a good sound".[3] Richard Pleasance, a classically trained guitarist, was a fan and briefly joined the group before it broke up in the following year.[1]

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Housebreaking
  • Released: May 1982
  • Label: Native Tongue (ELPS 4294)
  • Formats: Cassette, LP

Singles
List of singles, with Australian chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions		 Album
AUS
[4]
1981 "Trouble Understanding Words" - non album single
1982 "Be Patient" 63 Housebreaking
"Faraway Places" -

References
  1. Holmgren, Magnus; Vallance, Michael. "Serious Young Insects". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. McFarlane, 'Boom Crash Opera' entry. Archived from the original Archived 1 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. Perry, Lisa (17 May 1982). "Rock Music Lads with a Good Sound". The Canberra Times. p. 14. Retrieved 8 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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