The Bolshoi were a London-based music group prominent mostly in the mid to late 1980s. They are best known for the hits "Sunday Morning" and "A way" or "Away".
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- Sep 23, 2023
23:39 PMIn December 2018, the Bolshoi's official Facebook page announced that Bolshoi frontman, Trevor Tanner, and Bolshoi keyboardist, Paul Clark, were developing a new project, tentatively titled, The Bolshoi Brothers. In November 2022 The Bolshoi Brothers released Steam Funk, a track from their debut album scheduled for release in 2023, and also launched their website. www.thebolshoi.co.uk
Jenn - Aug 17, 2021
9:42 AMThe British band the Bolshoi flirted with gothic rock without succumbing to the genre's limitations. The group formed in 1984 after Trevor Tanner (vocals, guitar) and Jan Kalicki (drums) hitchhiked to Woolwich, England, to find stardom. With the addition of bassist Nick Chown, the Bolshoi opened up for bands such as the Cult, the Lords of the New Church, Wall of Voodoo, and the March Violets. bit.ly 'Friends' is the group's 1986 debut album, and it summarizes all of the band's strengths. In "Away," a family tries to hide that they once forced their daughter to work as a prostitute: "Money's scarce/But family honor/Brings it home, brings it home/And down the shop, the tongues they snicker," Tanner sings with empathy. bit.ly youtu.be - May 22, 2018
8:49 AMThe Bolshoi's early gigs supported the likes of The Cult, The March Violets and The Lords of the New Church. Stylistically they have been described as a proto-goth band, similar in their live act to fellow Beggars Banquet signees, Bauhaus. Tanner was recognized for his "dark, pensive lyrics that belied a social responsibility and awareness."
