The Comsat Angels were a post-punk band from Sheffield, England, active from 1978 to 1995. Their music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." They have been credited as being an influence to current post-punk revival bands, such as Editors and Interpol. The Comsat Angels toured heavily in their native UK and in western Europe (especially in The Netherlands where they were moderately popular), but only did a couple of tours in the United States. Their music has been extensively reissued and recompiled since 1995 by various record labels, but as of this date the band has not reformed.

Discography

Studio albums

* Waiting for a Miracle (1980, Polydor) (reissued in 1995 on RPM & in 2006 on Renascent)
* Sleep No More (1981, Polydor) UK #51 (reissued in 1995 on RPM & in 2006 on Renascent)
* Fiction (1982, Polydor) UK #94 (reissued in 1995 on RPM & in 2006 on Renascent)
* Land (1983, Jive) (reissued on Connoisseur in 2001) UK #92
* 7 Day Weekend (1985, Jive) (reissued on Connoisseur in 2001)
* Chasing Shadows (1986, Island)
* Fire on the Moon (as Dream Command) (1990, Island) (U.S. & Netherlands only)
* My Mind's Eye (1992, RPM/ Caroline [U.S.]) (U.S. version has bonus tracks "There Is No Enemy" and "Magonia") (reissued on Thunderbird in 2001 & in 2007 on Renascent)
* The Glamour CD/ dbl. LP (1995, RPM) (reissued in 2007 on Renascent as double CD)

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