| Adrian Borland (1958-99 RIP)
Adrian Borland, 41, lead singer with THE SOUND committed suicide by throwing himself under a train on April 26th.
Songwriter Borland’s first band , The Outsiders, became the first English Punk band to release an album by themselves, 77's 'Calling On Youth'. Borland then formed another group, Second Layer. Adrian produced a host of bands including Luke Haines' early group The Servants and collaborated with the likes of Dead Kennedy's Jello Biafra before going on to form The Sound.
Snapped up in 1980 by Korova, they were immediately sent on tour with fledgling label-mates Echo And The Bunnymen.
The band were later dropped by the label for refusing to make their sound more commercial, but continued until 1987 when they released one of their most critically acclaimed records 'Thunder Up'
Afterwards, Borland continued with a solo career on Play It Again Sam before releasing 'Cinematic' in 1996 on the Setanta label.
A New Borland album under the title White Rose Transmission was being recorded when the singer killed himself. 26 April 1999 |
