Biography
They Go Boom!! was an indie pop band from Margate, England during the 1990s featuring Mike Innes and Daryl Smith. They released a couple of tapes on their own, and a few 7" records and a 12" on the American label Sunday Records before releasing their first album Atlantic on Sunday in 1996. The second album Grande Vitesse and a CDep Island Nation were released on Spanish Siesta Records in 1997. Over the better part of the decade, they released a number of songs on compilations and flexis including the song "Body" which appeared on the popular The Waaaaah! CD.
They recorded a third album tentatively called 97...98...99 before disbanding. The album was never properly released.
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(Incomplete) Discography
They Go Boom!! Releases:
Myopia
Self Released, 19xx, cassette
- Age Of Innocence
- Somewhere In England
- I Think I'm Falling
- Don't Talk To Me
- More Than Wednesday
We Touched The Lives Of Ordinary Folk
Self Released, 19xx, casette
- I Wish You Were Someone Else
- She's Like A Dream
- Fire At The Rock
- Sunny September
The Summer's On Its Way EP
Dolphin Records, 1990, flexi
- Age Of Innocence
- I Wish You Were Someone Else
Europop EP
Blam-A-Bit, 1992, 7"
- Door Marked Summer
- Sunny September
- Two By Two
I Can't Go Back EP
Sunday Records, 1992, 7"
- I Can't Go Back
- Woody Allen
- Your Less Attractive Friend
Ruby Lounge EP
Sunday Records, 1992, 7"
- Twentieth Century
- Take Me To The End Of The World
- She's Not My Friend
Beyond Tomorrow
Sunday Records/Bring On Bull Records, 1993, 12"
- Someday Soon
- If You Trusted Me
- World At Our Feet
- Everything Is Weird
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Atlantic
Sunday Records, 1994, LP/CD
- Night Flight From Tokyo
- Tumbledown Weekend
- Every Single Word
- We Can Never Be Friends
- He Didn't Deserve You
- Missing Person
- Overseas
- Hate Hate
- Recoil
- Filling Up With Rain
- Don't Take Me Home
Grand Vitesse
Siesta Records, 1996, LP/CD
- Waiting For Something...
- Candy
- These Foolish Things
- Song For A Stowaway
- Sleepyhead
- This Gift
- Dark Draws In
- ...It's Never Going To Happen
Island Nation EP
Siesta Records, 1997, 7"/CDep
- Island Nation
- Sunnyday-a-go-go
- She's Leaving
Compilation Appearances:
And They Call It Pop
Flagrant Records, 19xx, cassette
- Somewhere In England
Pop Tape Machine
, 199x, cassette
- I Don't Want Anything
Honey At The Core
Red Roses for Me fanzine #2, 19xx, cassette
- Lands end
You Can't Be Loved Forever volume 3
, 19xx, cassette
- Don't Talk To Me
Just For A Day CD
Just For A Day Records, 199x, CD
- Ballad Of The Band
- Cold Harbour Nights
The Jingle-Jangle-Pop EP
Blam-A-Bit Records, 199x, 7"
- I Think I'm Falling
Windmill volume 2
, 19xx,
- She's Like A Dream
The Happy Sunday flexi
Bring On Bull Records, 199x, 7" flexi
- River Island
The Waaaaaah! CD
Bring On Bull Records, 1991, CD/LP
- Body
Sunny Sunday Smile
Sunday Records, 1993, CD/LP
- Hollow Heart
- Somewhere In England
Whirl-wheels
Shelflife Records, 1996, CD
- Candy
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