Even As We Speak is an indie band from Sydney, Australia. The line up changed over the years and with founding members Matthew Love (guitar, banjo, vocals), Mary Wyer (vocals, guitar) and Rob Irwin (bass) joined later by Anita Raynor (drums, mandolin), Paul Clarke (guitar, vocals) and Julian Knowles (keyboards, production, guitar). After a series of vinyl releases on Australian independent labels including Phantom Records, and success on the Australian indie scene, they released several singles and an album on the UK indie label Sarah Records, three of which reached the Top 5 of the Melody Maker and New Musical Express independent music charts in 1992 and 1993. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Julian Knowles is a composer and performer, specialising in new and emerging technologies. ... Phantom Records (2) / labels (P) Profile: Australian indy label established by Dare Jennings and Jules Normington in 1980. ... There and Back Again Lane is a genuine road name near Blackwells Bookshop, Park Street, Bristol, England Sarah Records was a UK independent record label, best known for its recordings of twee pop. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ...

Between 1992 and 1993, the group recorded three sessions for John Peel and one session for Mark Goodier for BBC Radio 1. They were among the few Australian bands to record Peel Sessions - others were The Birthday Party, The Triffids and The Go-Betweens. A session was also recorded for Radio France. The band's music is an unusual hybrid of accessible pop and more experimental elements. Some commentators consider them to be key figures in the post C86 subculture in the UK, although their music breaks out of conventional pop moulds to experiment with forms. “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Mark Goodier (born 28th June 1961 in Rhodesia) is one of the most familiar voices on British radio. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... The Birthday Party is the name of an acclaimed play (and later movie) written by Harold Pinter: The Birthday Party (play); and an influential post-punk band led by Nick Cave: The Birthday Party (band). ... The Triffids were an Australian rock band who achieved some international success in the 1980s. ... The Go-Betweens during recording of Oceans Apart: l-r Robert Forster and Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977. ... C86 is the name of a celebrated cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME) in 1986, featuring new bands licenced from independent labels of the time. ...

Egg Records of Glasgow has compiled Even As We Speaks 5 Australian vinyl singles into a 17 song CD "A Three Minute Pop Song is One Minute Too Long" (2007) The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

Mary now has a new musical project in way of Her Name In Lights. Her Name in Lights is an indie band from Sydney, Australia, led by Mary Wyer (formerly of Even As We Speak) with her fiancé Almond Cafarella as well as Simon Holmes of The Hummingbirds and Simon Gibson of Sneeze. ...

External links

• Even As We Speak official website
• Her Name in Lights website
• Egg Records website