Malcolm Eden (born 1 September 1963, Ilford,

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, England) was the vocalist and guitarist in the

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group McCarthy between 1985 and 1990. Eden wrote the far left leaning lyrics of the band. Eden cited the election of

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as Prime Minister in 1979, and his dislike of her, as the key event in starting his interest in

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.Lacewings (2007
"Interview with Malcolm Eden of McCarthy, January 22, 2007"
/ref> He explained the approach to songwriting in McCarthy: "Gary did the drums, although Tim and I used to give him suggestions. I put the lyrics on last. Some of the songs I wrote on my own, like ‘Frans Hals’", also saying, "almost all of the McCarthy songs are sung by a 'character', like a character in a play. I often don’t agree with the sentiments expressed in the song, quite the reverse". He later formed the short-lived Herzfeld, who released an EP and a 10-inch album on the

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label. In 2005, he contributed vocals to two tracks, "Where You Are", and "True Light", to That Summer's ''Clear'' album.

Discography

With McCarthy

With Herzfeld

*"Two Mothers"/"Who the Scroungers Are" 7" (1993) Duophonic *''The Sack'' 10" LP (1994) Duophonic

References

External links

Herzfeld page at The Wolfhounds websiteMalcolm Eden at discogs.com
People from Ilford Living people 1963 births {{UK-singer-stub