Rising from the ashes of short-lived band Bug Eyed Monsters, The Hummingbirds' delicate, bouncy guitar pop emerged from Sydney's underground scene in 1986. It provided a potent recipe for their 1989 debut album, loveBUZZ, with its melodic and jangly guitar-driven sound (think a gentler R.E.M.). But the vocal interplay between Simon Holmes, fellow guitarist Alannah Russack and bassist Robyn St. Clare is what makes for the sort of dreamy, plaintive boy-girl harmonies that continue to define some of the best indie pop.
