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Before beginning his career as a solo artist,
Kevin Coyne was the centerpiece of
Siren. The group recorded two albums in the late '60s and early '70s for Dandelion, the British underground-oriented indie run by DJ
John Peel. The paths that
Coyne would follow on his many solo albums are much in evidence in
Siren's work, which spotlight his pained, scraggly, and soulful vocals, as well as his funny, sometimes bitter lyrics. Guitarist Dave Clague (who was once in
the Bonzo Dog Band) and pianist Nick Cudworth helped
Coyne pen much of
Siren's material, and provided much of the low-key bluesy, folksy arrangements.
Siren's slim discography was doubled and then some in the mid-'90s, when DJC came up with three albums of mostly unreleased material. ~ Richie Unterberger