The Dream Academy
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The Dream Academy were a 1980s British folk rock band, comprising Nick Laird-Clowes, Kate St John and Gilbert Gabriel. They were notable for their close connection to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who produced and played on two of their albums.
Their first single, "Life in a Northern Town" was a sizable hit in the US, charting at #7 on the Billboard Pop Music chart. It proved their only chart success, yet has remained a seminal record for various post-punk artists with folk sensibilities. The single was a tribute to the English singer/songwriter Nick Drake, who recorded "Northern Sky" on his 1970 LP, Bryter Later. The Dream Academy's eponymous debut album also reached a wide audience in the States. Their two subsequent albums did not match the initial success and the group disbanded in the early 1990s. They toured but once in 1991.
External link
- Fan site with discography (http://theacf.com/dreamac/)
- Message board (http://theacf.com/dreamac/wwwboard/)