Britain's pastoral
Faith Over Reason was a showcase for vocalist
Moira Lambert, a West Sussex native who formed the group in London in 1990. With a line-up completed by guitarist
Simon Roots, bassist/keyboardist
Bill Lloyd and drummer
Mark Wilsher,
Faith Over Reason signed to the Big Cat label and debuted with 1990's Believing in Me, winning acclaim for their version of
Nick Drake's classic "Northern Sky." The EP Billy Blue followed, but after guesting on the
Saint Etienne single "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
Lambert took a temporary leave from the group to attend university. In 1992,
Faith Over Reason issued
Eyes Wide Smile, an LP collection of demos; finally, in 1993 the band reconvened in earnest, welcoming guitarist
Tebo Steele as a replacement for Roots. With producer
Steve Malkmus, whose band
Pavement shared the same label, they entered the studio to record the album
Easy. In 1995
Steele,
Lloyd and Wilsher left the band to form their own group, Soup;
Lambertcarried on the
Faith Over Reason name, recruiting former
Sundays drummer Patch to begin working on new material. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide