The Go-Betweens

Australia's Go-Betweens combined the talents of two songwriters working in varying yet complementary styles. Arising out of the 1970s punk era, the group specialized in literate pop songs featuring sparkling guitars. Their records balanced Grant McLennan's melodic pop instincts with Robert Forster's darker, more discordant visions. A 1998 reunion tour won critical raves, and led to three widely praised albums in the new millennium, but the scintillating success of the revamped Go-Betweens was cut short by Grant McLennan's death in 2006.