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The Sun Is Often Out by Longpigs
The Sun Is Often Out is an album by Longpigs, released in 1996. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “On and On”, on 5 lists with a best position of #63.
The Sun Is Often Out, the debut album from Sheffield's Longpigs, came out on 29 April 1996 on Mother Records, the label owned by U2, and it's a slow-burn success story. Crispin Hunt sings and plays guitar, Richard Hawley slashes and shimmers on guitar, Simon Stafford plays bass, and former Cabaret Voltaire man Dee Boyle drums. Kevin Bacon produced it.
Where the Britpop pack went for cheeky, Longpigs went for raw nerves: Hunt's voice swoops from a whisper to a yelp, and the guitars snarl behind him. It took a while for the singles to land. "She Said" and "Jesus Christ" missed the Top 40, "Far" squeaked in with help from Radio 1, and then "On and On" broke them wide open, reaching number 16. A reissued "She Said" matched it, "Lost Myself" followed, and the album climbed to number 26 in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Sun Is Often Out on radio countdowns
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.