Go-Betweens

Robert Forster and Grant McLennan were known for their songwriting, which was marked by smart lyrics and tuneful choruses, and the band they founded in 1977 added jangly guitars and purposeful rhythms to the mix.

Forster and McLennan formed The Go-Betweens after meeting at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, and they released their first single, “Lee Remick,” a month after playing their first show.

Send Me a Lullaby, the band’s debut LP, came out in 1981, garnering notice from the local press for McLellan and Forster’s blend of naïve sentiments and crisp song structures.