Performer Notes

Personnel: Adam Peters (programming).
Liner Note Authors: Niall Lucy; Sally Collins.
Recording information: Townhouse Three, Livingston (04/1987-08/1987).
Considered by most Triffids fans to be the act's crowning achievement, 1987's CALENTURE sees the beloved but woefully underexposed Australian rock band trading in the charmingly ramshackle aesthetic of IN THE PINES for a brighter, fuller sound. A testament to the late singer-songwriter Dave McComb's ability to pen remarkably affecting and catchy tunes, CALENTURE is best embodied by "A Trick of the Light," a shimmering, synth-laden study in pop perfection.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Very Good

Q (p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The results are poetic pop of the stirringly epic variety."

Q (p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t had big songs and a big Gil Norton production that pushed McComb's poetic soul to rock's most rarefied reaches."

Magnet (p.93) - "[I]ts buffet of swirling ballads, lush orchestrations and buoyant pop was intended as a crowning achievement."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "McComb's songs -- some complex and bearing religious undertones, others, such as 'A Trick Of The Light', proving quality pop anthems -- glisten amid the theatricality..."

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