Flex & The Fastweather

• Paul Tiernan - vocals & guitar
• Mandy Murphy - vocals

Bio:

Fairly commercial pop/rock or synthpop band fronted by Paul Tiernan and Mandy Murphy. Considered at the time to have enough potential for a publishing contract with Paul McGuiness and Bill Whelan, they released three singles which don't quite bear this out.

The band's debut single "Behind The Wire" came out in 1985 on their own Right Stuff label. A Fanning session followed which included a re-recording of "Behind The Wire", "The Darkness" and "Whatever Happened To Girls Like Alice". The lineup on these recordings was completed by Carolyn Fox (vocals), John Stokes (Guitar), Maurice Seezer AKA The Man Seezer (keyboards), John O'Sullivan (bass) and Earl Gill Jnr (drums). "The Darkness" became their second A-side, recorded with Dave Whyte (ex Southpaw, etc) on drums and released on Tara Records. "Whatever Happened To Girls Like Alice" appeared on the Street Carnival Rock EP released by RTE in 1986. A third single "Stan" / "Rain" appeared on Right Stuff in January 1987. The band promoted it with an appearance on Megamix. Flex split sometime later.

Paul Tiernan later released solo albums in singer-songwriter style while Mandy Murphy is an in demand backing vocalist.

track: Whatever Happened To Girls Like Alice

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