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McCarthy has been played on NTS shows including Round Trip, with Celestial City first played on 20 September 2015.

McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, East London in 1985 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden, Tim Gane, John Williamson and Gary Baker. They mixed a sweetly melodic style, dominated by Gane's 12-string guitar playing, with Eden's overtly political lyrics, often satirical in tone, which reflected the band's far left leanings.

After a string of singles, including 'Red Sleeping Beauty' and 'Frans Hals', and a track on the NME C86 album, their debut album 'I Am A Wallet' was released in 1987 to much critical…

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You'll Have To Put An End To Them
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Midnight Music1990
You'll Have To Put An End To Them
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From The Damned
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The Pink Label1986
From The Damned
McCarthyThe Pink Label1986
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Celestial City
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New Musical Express1986
Celestial City
McCarthyNew Musical Express1986
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Keep An Open Mind Or Else
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Midnight Music1989
Keep An Open Mind Or Else
McCarthyMidnight Music1989
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