GENEVA (ANDREW MONTGOMERY)

PROPELLED BY A SUPER-TIGHT RHYTHM SECTION AND A CURIOUSLY EVOCATIVE FUSION OF HIGH-LIFE GUITARS AND SHOEGAZE SOUNDSCAPES – OVER WHICH THE ANGELIC VOICE OF FRONTMAN ANDREW MONTGOMERY SOARED – IN THE MID-TO-LATE 1990S SCOTTISH BAND GENEVA SIGNED TO NUDE AND NOTCHED UP FOUR TOP 40 HITS AND A TOP 20 ALBUM.
The band imploded amidst record label trouble just two albums in to carving out a distinctive niche. Montgomery has since released a solo album (here) and is also part of electro-duo Us (here). Now, two decades on, Geneva have re-formed and are on the verge of reissuing both albums. In this new interview, Montgomery looks back across the band’s history – plus the imminent mini-festival Star-Shaped…

Tickets for Star-Shaped here