Higher
Format: demo tape (no catalogue number) Released:
1990
Track listing: 18 Daze / Do
You Know / Rainforest / I
Don't Know / Néhal / Don't
Run Away From Heaven / Higher
The Higher demo tape was the first indication to me just how good The Cygnet Ring were. Seven tracks of brilliance that really showed you their repertoire. 18 Daze would soon be a live favourite as it had that a beautiful summery melody with infectiously catchy lyrics that just drew you in (as it did in the single). I Don't Know was also very poptastic, especially at the end where Rus would just go "Do you know? I don't know" in almost spoken word style. Don't Run Away from Heaven was also a highlight too as that really got your foot tapping. Oh, and there was Néhal. A track that I would hear a lot of over the next few years for one reason or another as it was released on quite a few future efforts.
"18 Daze" was a song formerly by Rus' former band, Playing At Trains, and they even released a video for it. This is now in the video section. Further to this, 18 Daze was also released as a single.