The Exit EP, by Gradapenda Rosindale

The Exit EP

by Gradapenda Rosindale

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3.	And Baby Not 02:50	download
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Gradapenda Rosindale Biography

Gradapenda Rosindale took their name from a mishearing of a line in the single version of the Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers' song "Roadrunner".

They formed in June 1990 when Sean Mason and Sean Pemberton began demoing songs and playing gigs around Derry in Northern Ireland. The line-up of the band finally settled into Stephen Doherty (guitar), Andy O'Doherty (drums), Sean Mason (bass, vocals), and Sean Pemberton (guitar, vocals).

This line-up recorded the Exit EP in Forge Brae Studios in Donegal and it was released in the summer of 1992. The release was followed by airplay on various radio stations (including three plays by John Peel), reviews in the music press, and gigs around Ireland, including Dublin, Belfast, and Cork.

In February 1993, Gradapenda recorded a four song session for Dave Fanning on RTE Radio in Ireland, but shortly after this split up.

They reformed as a three-piece with Sean M. and Stephen, and a new drummer, Gary, and played Cork Rocks in the summer of 1993. They recorded one demo, "Five", but folded in October 1993.

Although they never gigged as Gradapenda again, Sean M. and Stephen went on to record two more demos ("Sitcoms, Bombs, and Proft" in 1994, and "Take A Look At Me Now" in 1998) as Gradapenda Rosindale. "Ceasefire from "Sitcoms" received airplay on BBC Radio Ulster, and the same demo's "Nothin' In Our Heads" was played by Steve Wright on BBC Radio 1.

Nowadays Sean M. records under the name Shine May Sun, Stephen is an infamous luthier, and Sean P. is in Mars Field.

Sean P. 19 April 2010.

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released May 25, 1992

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