The Mockers is a New Zealand group formed in 1979 in Wellington by Andrew Fagan.
Very little news about them except that they will remain as one of the very few New Zealand groups with a strong New Wave dominance. They will know their hour of glory with the singles "Forever Tuesday morning" which will be released in 1984 and "A winter tale" which will be released in 1986.
There will be other well-made titles coming out that it would have been a shame to ignore. Just as such, we had to devote an article to them.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others ...) :
80s Decade :
Good old days 1980
Murder on Manners St. 1980
Woke up today 1981
Trendy lefties 1981
My Girl Thinks She's Cleopatra 1983
Swear it’s true 1983
Alvison park 1983
Forever Tuesday morning 1984
One black Friday 1985
Far From The Madding Crowd 1986
A winter’s tale 1986
Shield yourself 1987
Tracks :
1980...a first title to make yourself known and start talking about yourself. Nice try but the result won't really be what you expected...
1980...it won't be on this title either. The group will therefore have to work again and again to hope to move from the shadows to the light...
1981...yet they are far from ridiculous but the mayonnaise is not setting for the moment. So we'll have to be a little more patient...
1981 ... a sound typical of the beginning of the decade in the southern hemisphere. It is joyful, of course, but we are far from the level sufficient to hope to break through internationally ...
1983 ... it is clear that they still have a little work to do before they can join the big league. Let's give them some more time ...
1983 ... it is clear that the level has risen somewhat all the same. Race results : it's time for the first classified titles ...
1983 ... a BIG year 1983 with a plethora of titles. Even if the level has risen, the group still cannot claim to play in the big leagues. But we are getting closer and closer ...
1984 ... which will remain as the biggest success of all their discography. And always in a very particular style which is their strength, and their weakness ...
1985 ... the sound has taken a new level, that's obvious. The group follows a linear evolution which allows him to grow slowly, but surely ...
1985...it won't work on all titles because this one will go somewhat unnoticed. But the group hasn't said its last word, that's clear...
1986...especially when we see what's on the horizon, there's no need to worry about them, at least at this stage...
1986 ... then THIS title comes ! A mind-blowing title, with brilliant inspiration and which however will not even be classified. A flagrant injustice which would have deserved redress. But nothing will. Anyway, the group signs here its most beautiful title. MAS-TER-FUL !
1987 ... the end of a great adventure for a group with undeniable talent and which nevertheless could not reach the level of recognition to which it could largely aspire. Pity !
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