Crazy on the Weekend

Crazy on the Weekend is the sole album by English indie band Sunhouse.

Working with producer John Reynolds, the band continued their practice of recording outside a studio environment, working in the producer's house in Notting Hill.[1] Their acoustic-based songs were augmented by washes of strings and organ, earning comparisons to Nick Drake, Tom Waits and Beth Orton.

Sinéad O'Connor provides backing vocals on the track "Hard Sun".[2]

Released in March 1998, Crazy on the Weekend had some critical success including a five star review in Uncut.[1] It featured in the year end best of lists for Uncut,[3] Les Inrockuptibles[4] (both unordered) and Mojo (#15).[5] Despite the critical success, the album sold poorly and the band never recorded again. Singer-songwriter Gavin Clark went on to form the band Clayhill and made several guest appearances on recordings by Unkle. Clark died in 2015.

  1. ^ a b John Niven (22 February 2015). "John Niven: This is an obituary for a man many of you will never have heard of - I just wish you had". dailyrecord. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Thank You For Hearing Me:Hard Sun". Sinead O'Connor.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Rocklist,net...Uncut Recordings of the Year Lists". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Rocklist,net...Les Inrockuptibles". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Rocklist,net...Mojo End of Year Lists". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.