Radio de The Darling Buds

The Darling Buds was an indie band from Newport, Wales. The band formed in 1986 and was named after the HE Bates novel The Darling Buds of May ? a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May". Influenced by the catchy simple sound of the early Beatles, the band created very melodic, hook-driven, short-duration singles. They were considered part of the short lived "Blonde" movement (indie rock band fronted by blonde female singer with all other members being dark-haired males) along with the likes of The Primitives and Transvision Vamp but also referenced the C86 scene of a few years earlier.