The Montgolfier Brothers

For the ballooning pioneers, see Montgolfier brothers.

The Montgolfier Brothers
Genres	Indie pop, dream pop, indie folk
Years active	1999–2020
Labels	Vespertine & Son
Members	Mark Tranmer
Past members	Roger Quigley (died 2020)

The Montgolfier Brothers were a British indie pop-dream pop duo which featured gnac's Mark Tranmer and Lovewood drummer Roger Quigley.

The group, which formed in 1999, has released several recordings. Roger Quigley died on 18 August 2020.

Their song "Between Two Points" was covered by David Gilmour and his daughter Romany Gilmour on his album Luck and Strange.

Discography

Seventeen Stars (1999)

Seventeen Stars was the band's debut recording. It was released on 4 May 1999 on the Vespertine label before the company folded. It was later reissued by Quarterstick in the United States, and by Alan McGee's Poptones elsewhere.

Track listing

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

The World Is Flat (2002)

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Allmusic

The World Is Flat was released in 2002 on the Poptones imprint.

Track listing

1. "2:55" – 2:47
2. "The Understudy" – 2:46
3. "Be Selfish" – 7:42
4. "The World Is Flat" – 5:09
5. "The Second Takes Forever" – 2:50
6. "Swings and Roundabouts" – 4:57
7. "Dream in Organza" – 4:56
8. "I Couldn't Sleep, Either" – 4:35
9. "Think Once More" – 3:32
10. "Inches Away" – 7:19

All My Bad Thoughts (2005)

Main article: All My Bad Thoughts

External links

• The Montgolfier Brothers on MySpace
• The Montgolfier Brothers at AllMusic
• Chickfactor interview