Liverpool Echo

26 July 1983

Peter Trollope
IN THE GROOVE

No Fears From These Lads

Agoraphobia is one of the hardest conditions ever to come to terms with. Unless you’ve experienced the fear of open spaces or of just going outside, It’s hard to imagine just how terrifying it can be.

A strange subject for a song – Trees and Flowers – but Strawberry Switchblade, current darlings of Radio One and Bunnymen tours, have put together a haunting single with an all-star line-up that features some of Madness, ex-Fun Boy Three, a Bunnyman and a host of others.

Produced by the Scouse mafia of Drummond and Balfe – it’s one of those songs that you can hear again and again and never grow tired of.

It’s distributed through Probe in the North West and looks a strong contender to top the Indie charts and cross over into the top 100.

We’re grateful to the generous people at Zounds Abound for finding us this article. They do such a brilliant job of trawling vintage newspapers for music articles that people want to read today. They’re raising funds and awareness for Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of their son Noah. You can read about Noah, the care the Trust enabled him to have, and make a donation here.