WinkBall.com speak to Ian McNabb

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The Icicle Works were formed in Liverpool in 1981 when Cherry Boy's drummer Chris Sharrock answered an advert in The Liverpool Echo placed by a 20 year old Ian McNabb. Next addition was bass player Chris Layhe and The Icicle Works were complete. In 1981, the band recorded a six-song independently released cassette entitled Ascending. In 1982, they released the independent single "Nirvana", which made it to #15 on the UK's indie charts. The following year, the Icicle Works were signed to the Beggars Banquet label, who issued the single "Bird's Fly (Whisper to a Scream" on their subsidiary label Situation Two. Later that year, The Icicle Works' released their biggest UK hit, 1983's "Love is a Wonderful Colour", which was a UK Top 15 single. Their debut eponymous album (1984) followed shortly thereafter, reached number 24 on the UK charts and entered the U.S. top 40. Also appearing on the U.S. top 40 singles charts at around the same time (and hitting the Canadian top twenty) was "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)", a retitled and slightly remixed version of the band's Situation Two release of 1983. Their single 'Love is a Wonderful Colour' was most recently used in the wedding episode of Gavin and Stacey as they walked down the aisle. The band has got together again for a short tour to celebrate their 30th Anniversary and will be playing four dates in the UK. The tour kicks off in Manchester at the Manchester Club Academy on the 29th April, followed by The 02 Academy Liverpool on the 30th, The 02 Academy Islington 6th May and ending at The 02 Academy Birmingham on the 7th May. Lead singer Ian McNabb kindly gave his time to speak to us at WinkBall.com about his long and varied career to date. We are very much looking forward to speaking to the fans of The Icicle Works when they play at The 02 Academy in Liverpool on the 30th April.