Formed in 1982, the Lighthouse Keepers tasteful, jangly brand of country-tinged folk rock was at odds with prevailing trends in the Detroit-besotted independent music scene in Sydney in the early 80s.
Nevertheless, the band issued a number of albums and singles, commencing in 1983 with the single Gargoyle and the lo-fi mini-album The Exploding Lighthouse Keepers on their own independent label, called Guthugga Pipeline.
Sydney label Hot reissued Gargoyle and released the band’s full-length debut LP, Tales Of The Unexpected (November 1984), lifting the superb Ocean Liner as a single.
Hot issued a third single, Ode To Nothing, in August 1985 before the Lighthouse Keepers flew to the UK for a series of shows, including supporting fellow Aussies The Triffids in London.
The group broke up in 1986, releasing the album Imploding (comprising the Exploding mini-album, Gargoyle, Ode To Nothing and two previously unissued tracks – Mr Wicked and Lair.
Juliet Ward and Greg Appel went on to a band called The Rainlovers, who then became The Widdershins, while Dalton joined The Honeys, and O’Neil joined The Cannanes.
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Sydney label Hot reissued Gargoyle and released the band’s full-length debut LP, Tales Of The Unexpected (November 1984), lifting the superb Ocean Liner as a single.
