IAN McNABB FRONTED THE ICICLE WORKS THROUGHOUT THE 1980s, WITH TOP 20 HIT LOVE IS A WONDERFUL COLOUR BEING A PERFECT FLOURISH OF THE LIVERPOOL BAND’S NEW-WAVE PSYCHEDELIA.
In this new edition of The Mouthcast, recorded during the afternoon of a gig earlier this week, McNabb discusses the band’s enduring hit single and their other releases, including HOLLOW HORSE and BIRDS FLY (WHISPER TO A SCREAM). He also discusses why the recording of The Icicle Works’ 1984 debut album was troublesome, and reveals T-Rex as a huge inspiration. The title of McNabb’s new solo album ECLECTIC WARRIOR is, of course, a reference to Marc Bolan’s band…