Shiny Two Shiny

Forming in the early '80s out of the ashes of synth pop band A Formal Sigh, bandmembers Gayna Florence Perry and Robin Surtees made up spinoff band Shiny Two Shiny. Following a short lifespan with A Formal Sigh that included a Peel Session, Shiny Two Shiny regrouped to create an upbeat breed of synth pop with dark and minimal tendencies. The band issued just two major releases in its short time, the extended-play single Halfway Across the Rainbow in 1982 and the Waiting for Us single the next year. The band drew positive responses from critics and managed to tour Europe and am...