The House of Love by The House of Love

The House of Love's second album came out on Fontana in 1990 under the same name as their debut, so fans simply called it Fontana, or the Butterfly Album after Trevor Key's sleeve art. It was the London band's first record since signing with Fontana in 1989, and the move paid off, taking them to number 8 on the UK albums chart.

Guy Chadwick's songs hang on the band's rich, finely detailed psychedelic guitar sound, with co-founder Terry Bickers, who played on both of the first two albums, spinning shimmering webs around Chadwick's brooding croon. "I Don't Know Why I Love You" became their calling card in America, reaching number two on the Modern Rock chart, and "Beatles and the Stones" rides a lovely, rueful chime. Shoegaze bands Slowdive and Ride would later name the House of Love as an influence, and you can hear why.

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