The Parachute Men - Every Other Thursday

What this video is

Released in 1990 on independent label Fire Records, 'Every Other Thursday' captures the exhaustion of Thatcherite Britain through a lyrical conceit rooted in welfare state ritual — the fortnightly dole sign-on. The Parachute Men were a Leeds-based four-piece whose second album 'Earth, Dogs and Eggshells' arrived over a year after recording, dissipating whatever commercial momentum they had built. The band disbanded…

Why it matters

As a Jangle Pop and Indie Pop release on Fire Records, 'Every Other Thursday' occupies a precise stratum of the UK indie continuum — post-C86, pre-shoegaze, Northern rather than London-centric. It represents the underfunded, critically respected tier of UK indie that shaped NME culture without…