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Classic Album Review: Secret Goldfish | Somewhere In The World

The Scottish popsters indulge thei girl-group jones with a little help from friends.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


The real secret of Scotland’s Secret Goldfish is that they’ve got a serious jones for ’60s girl-group pop.

Apparently, they’re not the only ones. This new three-song EP — a followup to their 1996 debut disc — features a co-writing credit from British music legend Vic Godard and guest performances from a member of pop titans Belle & Sebastian. With these kinds of credits — along with tunes full of sunshiny vocals, Supremes-like ooh-ooh-oohing backups and more jangling guitars than a Rickenbacker factory — the Goldfish won’t be a secret on these shores for long.