Sneaky Feelings

Sneaky Feelings Were A 1980s New Zealand Pop/rock Band Led By Matthew Bannister Who Recorded On The Flying Nun Label. Initially Recording With The Line-Up Of Bannister Guitar David Pine Guitar Kat Tyrie Bass And Martin Durrant Drums Tyrie Was Replaced By John Kelcher Early In The Band's Career. Durrant Left Shortly Before The Band's Demise And Was Replaced By Ross Burge. Sneaky Feelings Were Unusual Among Dunedin Sound Bands In That All Four Members Of The Band Sang And Several Of The Members Wrote Material. The Jangle Sound Of The Guitars And Layered Vocals Drew Their Influence From The Music Of The Byrds And The Beatles And Comparisons Can Be Made With Some Of California's Paisley Underground Bands. The Band's Name Comes From A Song By Elvis Costello "Sneaky Feelings" Which Is On His Debut Album My Aim Is True 1977 . read less