The Montgolfier Brothers were a British

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duo which featured

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's Mark Tranmer and Lovewood drummer Roger Quigley. The group, which formed in 1999, has released several recordings. Roger Quigley died 18 August 2020.

Discography

''Seventeen Stars'' (1999)

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, and by

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elsewhere.

Track listing

#"Time Spent Passing" – 2:16 #"Even If My Mind Can't Tell You" – 6:14 #"Pro-Celebrity Standing Around" – 1:45 #"Four Days" – 5:05 #"Seventeen Stars" – 6:12 #"Low Tide" – 5:12 #"In Walks a Ghost" – 5:17 #"Une chanson du crépuscule" – 2:59 #"Between Two Points" – 6:02 #"Fin" – 1:39

''The World Is Flat'' (2002)

''The World Is Flat'' was released in 2002 on the

imprint.

Track listing

#"2:55" – 2:47 #"The Understudy" – 2:46 #"Be Selfish" – 7:42 #"The World Is Flat" – 5:09 #"The Second Takes Forever" – 2:50 #"Swings and Roundabouts" – 4:57 #"Dream in Organza" – 4:56 #"I Couldn't Sleep, Either" – 4:35 #"Think Once More" – 3:32 #"Inches Away" – 7:19

'' All My Bad Thoughts'' (2005)

References

External links

The Montgolfier Brothers
on MySpace *
Chickfactor interview
British indie pop groups Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups disestablished in 2020 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-pop-band-stub