The Impossibles - Privilege (Fontana, 1990)

Sweet Acoustic Shoegaze originators. If that's a genre that's even feasible.

The Impossibles were a female duo who released a handful of singles on Fontana and then... nothing.

Their songs were beguiling things ranging from sweet, even twee, indie (How Do You Do It?) to gallumping, circular stoner anthems (The Drum). They embraced the post-Acid House remix with both hands (Andrew Weatherall, Fluke and Farley & Heller turned in mixes for them) yet found time for Dinosaur Jr covers (Tar Pit). Wonderfully confounding.

'Privilege' was one of the tracks on the 'How Do You Do It?' 12"and it's a slice of engrossing acoustic guitar and voice that somehow suggests Shoegaze without using any of the associated pyrotechnics. Must be in the chords.

Download The Impossibles 'Privilege' (acoustic, indie, mp3) (Rapidshare)