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{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxRed|ShowBox=yes|Image=InTheSunshine.jpg|Caption=|Alt_name=|Genre=Shoegaze|Length=5:25|Year=1991-1993|OP=Guglielm|Search_started=2012|Media=InTheSunshine.wav}}'''In The Sunshine''' is an unidentified shoegaze song that was originally posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm in 2012, then was reuploaded to WatZatSong in 2013.
{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxGreen|ShowBox=yes|Image=Complacency.jpg|Caption=The cover of Rollerskate Skinny's 1992 EP Novice, which features the song.|Alt_name=|Genre=Shoegaze|Length=8:30|Year=1992|OP=Guglielm|Search_started=2012|Media=Complacency.mp3|Search_ended=2024|Artist=Rollerskate Skinny}}'''Complacency''' (previously known as '''"In The Sunshine"''') is an identified shoegaze song by Irish indie-rock band Rollerskate Skinny. The song was originally posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm in 2012, then was reuploaded to WatZatSong in 2013.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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On July 18th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/384370.html</ref> before being reuploaded on August 4th, 2014.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409405.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1991 and 1993, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437</ref>
On July 18th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/384370.html</ref> before being reuploaded on August 4th, 2014.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409405.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1991 and 1993, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437</ref>
== Discovery ==
On November 15th, 2024, Reddit user a_horde_of_rand recognized the song after it was uploaded to r/shoegaze by user Wyyvern, identifying it as "Complacency" by the Irish indie-rock band Rollerskate Skinny.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/shoegaze/comments/1god1v2/comment/lx6oew2/</ref>


== Leads ==
== Leads ==
=== Possible ===


=== Debunked ===
=== Debunked ===
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|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
|-
|-
|'''(Intro)'''
|'''(Intro)'''(???)
(???)
 
(???)
 
(Oh, oh, we saw her, she walked in your backyard?)
 
(I used to stare, I used to stare?)
 
'''(Verse 1)'''
I love May
May loves me
 
Are we free
 
I'm not (feel?)
 
Hey, hey, hey
 
Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey)
 
(Just ???)
 
(In the ???)
 
(Smother ???)
 
Everything is dead
 
Hey, hey, hey
 
Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey)
 
I love May, and she left me
 
(???), and she loves me
 
Hey, hey, hey
 
Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey)
 
(???)
 
(???)
'''(Verse 2)'''


We're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing
We're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing
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Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey)
Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey)
|}
|}
== Personnel ==
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/534353-Ken-Griffin Ken Griffin] – vocals
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/534352-Ger-Griffin Ger Griffin] – guitar
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/97558-Steve-Murray Steve Murray] – bass
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/409354-Jimi-Shields Jimi Shields] – drums, vocals


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioZnpwBzQ2c Demo Version]
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Revision as of 14:45, 15 November 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

Complacency

The cover of Rollerskate Skinny's 1992 EP Novice, which features the song.
Artist(s) Rollerskate Skinny
Genre Shoegaze
Length 8:30
Year 1992
Original poster Guglielm
Search duration 2012 - 2024
File:Complacency.mp3

Complacency (previously known as "In The Sunshine") is an identified shoegaze song by Irish indie-rock band Rollerskate Skinny. The song was originally posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm in 2012, then was reuploaded to WatZatSong in 2013.

Background

On August 23rd, 2012, the song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm as part of a collection of lost songs, but it did not gain much traction.[1]

On July 18th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,[2] before being reuploaded on August 4th, 2014.[3] Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1991 and 1993, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.[4]

Discovery

On November 15th, 2024, Reddit user a_horde_of_rand recognized the song after it was uploaded to r/shoegaze by user Wyyvern, identifying it as "Complacency" by the Irish indie-rock band Rollerskate Skinny.[5]

Leads

Debunked

  • Paul Myhre – Sunshine:[3] Song featured on a 1992 compilation of alternative rock music, confirmed to not be the same song.[6]
  • Willard – Sunshine Wire:[3] 1993 alternative rock song, confirmed to not be the same song.[7]

Lyrics

Personnel

Ken Griffin – vocals

Ger Griffin – guitar

Steve Murray – bass

Jimi Shields – drums, vocals

Resources

  1. ↑ https://nwoutpost.com/app/webroot/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32669&p=311777
  2. ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/384370.html
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409405.html
  4. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437
  5. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/shoegaze/comments/1god1v2/comment/lx6oew2/
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkpfSVUvtw
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUGmDMNoTkE
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