"Parallel Horizontal" is a song by the indie pop band Marine Research. It first appeared as a single on 27 July 1999 and then as the opening track on their only album Sounds from the Gulf Stream on 24 August.Allmusic entry ([ link])
Its two B-sides were recorded for John Peel's Radio 1 show in May 1999. Neither song featured on Sounds from the Gulf Stream and so were exclusive to this release. Amelia Fletcher and Peter Momtchiloff had first recorded a session for Peel in 1987 when they were members of Talulah Gosh.bbc.co.uk (link)
A music video was made for the song.Southern Records entry (link )
"Parallel Horizontal" garnered several positive reviews.Marine Research home page (link ) Paul Connolly in The Times described it as "Perfect sunny day pop music",The Times, 17 July 1999 while Dale Kattack in Nightshift wrote: "it's fantastically merry and uncomplicated but for all its sweetness there's barely a trace of tweeness to be heard".Nightshift, July 1999 Stevie Chick in the NME described "Angel in the Snow" as "four minutes of icy-cool girl group incandescence".NME, 31 July 1999
Track listing "Parallel Horizontal" "Angel in the Snow" "I Confess" Tracks 2 and 3 were recorded for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel show and first transmitted on 18 May 1999.
References
External links Marine Research home page Marine Research at Southern Records