Pale Saints guitarist Graeme Naysmith has died, age 57
nme.comA post shared by 4AD (@4ad)Naysmith co-founded Pale Saints alongside singer-bassist Ian Masters and drummer Chris Cooper in Leeds and played a vital role within Pale Saints’ sound.
They blended together Masters’ shoegazy vocals with noisy indie-pop.Pale Saints signed to 4AD records and released 1990’s ‘The Comforts of Madness’ and 1992’s ‘In Ribbons’, which are some of the best albums of 4AD’s original era.
Their cover of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Kinky Love’ featuring original Lush vocalist Meriel Barham, who joined Pale Saints in 1990 became a minor hit.In a statement shared on the 4AD website, label founder Ivo Watts-Russell shared: “I’ve always been extremely fond of Graeme’s guitar playing.
He was one of only a handful of musicians I worked with who wasn’t afraid of a good guitar solo.”He continued: “In tribute I simply recommend digging out, or clicking on some horrible streaming service, ‘Henry’ from Pale Saints’ final album Slow Buildings.
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