The Golden Virgins

The Golden Virgins were an English four-piece pop and rock group from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

The members of the band were Lucas Renney (singer/guitarist), Neil Bassett (drums), Dave Younger (synth/keyboards) and Allan Burnup (bass). The band had shown great significance in Sunderland local music industry as they had played at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Leeds and Reading, dubbing them as one of Sunderland best known bands. The band split up in late 2006. Though, as of April 2016, they reunited as a band.

The band released five singles and an album.[1] Its album, Songs of Praise,[2] received critical accolades,[3] having been released through XL Recordings in 2004.[4] The Golden Virgins track "Renaissance Kid" was voted No. 42 in the 2003 Festive Fifty.[5]

References
  1. "Local drummer turns to producing". BBC. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. "Songs of Praise - The Golden Virgins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. Robinson, Jeremy. "Great year for new kids on the block". The Sunday Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. "Songs of Praise - The Golden Virgins | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. "Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Festive 50s - 2003". BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2014.


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