The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters formed in Liverpool in 1982, Peter Coyle and Jeremy Kelly developing a sound rooted in new wave and synth-pop that was immediately atmospheric and melodic. Their music drew on the Liverpool post-punk tradition while finding its own distinctive voice — warmer and more melodic than many of their contemporaries, with Coyle's vocals carrying a genuine emotional directness.

'The First Picture of You' (1983) was one of the most beautiful British singles of the early 1980s — an atmospheric, melodically irresistible new wave song that reached the UK top fifteen and earned them a devoted following. Their debut album 'No Sense of Sin' (1984) was a strong record that built on the promise of the single.

The Lotus Eaters dissolved in 1985 after a second album failed to materialise. They are remembered as one of the more distinctive acts of the early-1980s British new wave scene — a band with genuine melodic gifts whose commercial success was limited but whose best work, particularly 'The First Picture of You', rewards rediscovery.