Biography

Led by singer-songwriter Graeme Downes, the Verlaines were a longtime fixture of New Zealand's indie rock scene. After a series of early 1980s singles collected on the 1987 compilation JUVENILIA, the Verlaines made their full-length debut with 1985's HALLELUJAH ALL THE WAY HOME. Other popular albums included 1987's BIRD DOG and 1991's READY TO FLY; their best-known singles were "Joed Out," later covered by Barbara Manning, and "Death and the Maiden." The band went on hiatus following 1997's OVER THE MOON, with Downes releasing a solo album in 2001. However, a new Verlaines album, POTBOILER, was issued in 2007.

Top Tracks

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• Death And The Maiden

• Gloom Junky

• It Was Raining

• Jesus What A Jerk

• Joed Out

• Lying In State

• Only Dream Left

• Pyromaniac

• Ready To Fly

• Slow Sad Love Song

• Take Good Care Of It

• The Ballad Of Harry Noryb

• The Funniest Thing

• War In My Head

• We're All Gonna Die

Discography

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• Over the Moon

  Columbia

  1997

• Way Out Where

  Slash

  1993

• Ready to Fly

  Slash

  1991

• Some Disenchanted Evening

  Homestead / Positive Music

  1990

• Bird Dog

  Flying Nun

  1987

• Hallelujah All the Way Home

  Positive Music

  1985