Jean Paul Sartre Experience

One of the leading bands of the second wave of New Zealand indie pop that emerged in the wake of the rise of the Flying Nun label, the Jean-Paul Sartre Experience began as a naive but tuneful alternative pop act and matured into an indie rock band with big guitars but the same sense of melodic adventure they had at the start. Formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1984, the Jean-Paul Sartre Experience were launched by bassist and lead singer Dave Yetton and drummer Gary Sullivan, who had begun working on songs together; the name was inspired by a roommate given to drug-addled ...