through covers, specifically songs that for years I thought were by other artists, in this Nirvana, along with lots of other people as I've discovered over the years. Every time I share their music with new people, they are struck by how many years they listened to these tracks thinking they were Nirvana originals, never knowing that they had been written by a quirky two-piece band from Scotland. The Vaselines were formed in 1986, in Glasgow specifically, by Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly, both of whom wrote the songs and sang in the group. A bit later on they would add James Seenan and Charlie Kelly (Eugene's brother) to the band, but their early music is all done by the two of them, often using a drum machine to fill in the rhythm section, and sometimes overdubbing a bass part on their recordings. Their first two EPs, Son of a Gun (1987) and Dying for It (1988) contain the majority of my favorite songs from the group, and were definitely ahead of their time, predating the alt./indie of the '90s. This is from the latter 1988 EP, and is one of those aforementioned Nirvana cover songs, along with the title track from the Son of a Gun EP. I really love the way their vocals work together, the difference in timbre makes for a great texture.