The Go-Betweens

The Go-Betweens recorded six albums that are among the finest work of the 1980s earning them a reputation as the ultimate cult band and the lasting esteem of their peers from R.E.M. to Sleater-Kinney. In 2000 they returned to making records--and received the best reviews of their career. David Nichols relates their story with wit and verve and since the Go-Betweens had personalities as well as talent their biography is compelling reading not just for committed fans but for anyone interested in the current music scene. I loved this book raved Jonathan Lethem. How elegant that the dark-horse band lavished with obsessive and loving attention by David Nichols should be the one whose weird and lovely depths can truly sustain and reward it the life-altering Go-Betweens.