Song · Marine Research
“Parallel Horizontal” by Marine Research
From the album Sounds from the Gulf Stream (1999)
“Parallel Horizontal” by Marine Research appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1999 on the album Sounds from the Gulf Stream. Its best result is #47 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #412 alternative song of 1999.
"Parallel Horizontal" led off everything for Marine Research: it first surfaced on 27 July 1999 as a single, then opened Sounds from the Gulf Stream, the only album the indie-pop band ever made, when that followed on 24 August. The single was worth owning for its flip side too, since both B-sides were cut for John Peel's Radio 1 show that May and never made the album. Peel was old ground for Amelia Fletcher and Peter Momtchiloff, who had done their first session for him back in 1987 as members of Talulah Gosh.
The critics were charmed. Paul Connolly in The Times called it "perfect sunny day pop music", and Dale Kattack in Nightshift found it merry and uncomplicated, sweet without going twee. A video was made for it as well.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1999 | 50 |
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