[1] Lead singer Rikki Turner, guitarist Paul Wagstaff and bassist Scott Carey were the group's original members, writing songs in the style of Echo & the Bunnymen, but later additions to the band brought other influences, including backing singer Jayne Gill, who was a fan of the Velvet Underground, and Steven Tajti, who was interested in Moog synthesisers, and his addition to the band contributed to what Carey described as "that Donna Summer/Kraftwerk (in our minds) edge.

[2] The group arrived on the music scene as the Madchester scene was peaking in popularity,[1] and the scene caused the band to change direction and begin fusing acid house with indie music; Carey later told Louder Than War: "At first we listened to Television, 13th Floor Elevators, Doors, Magazine, Bunnymen etc.. and we just copied that, but we also loved P-funk and it was seeing the Mondays that really had a big influence on us, they showed us you could be anyone and do twisted funk, when Wags got a wah-wah pedal that changed us, then all the Chicago house stuff at the Hacienda, at first we kind of shunned it, but it was Acid House with the synths that we ‘got’ and then it was like a new dawn happen and old dirty mac Manchester, lost the industrial edge and became more Day-Glo.

[1] Produced by Michael Johnson, also known for engineering New Order, the song is considered one of the greatest Madchester singles, with its combination of whooshing synths, glistening guitars and the vocals of Jayne Gill and Turner.

[5] Mostly written by Turner, Wagstaff and Carey,[6] Sundew blends Northern jangle pop and indie with stately electronic instrumentation and uplifting dance-pop.

[4] Writer Andrew Harrison notices the disparate range of styles, highlighting the "[c]oquettish English indie-whimsy, deep techno, beery conviction rock, wimpedelia, rainy Northern drug music and a sensibility that veers from the thoughtful to the thuggish.

[5] Released by Virgin in 1991, Sundew was Paris Angels' debut album,[4] with artwork designed by Craig Johnson, using photography by Peter Ashworth.

"[7] A Newcastle Evening Chronicle reviewer hailed the band's "distinctive blend of contemporary dance and rock sounds, but ultimately there's a spark missing.

[12] The general commercial indifference that greeted the album nonetheless coincided with the Madchester scene falling out of public favour,[1] and the group were dropped from Virgin's roster after the label was sold to EMI in 1992,[4] along with other bands like Public Image Ltd.[3] Paris Angels subsequently abandoned work on their second album and split up the following year, as the label dropping left them without monetary necessities; the follow-up was eventually released in 2015 as Eclipse, containing the song "Complete Mind", an alternate version of the Sundew song "Breathless".

[2] Stuart Huggett of The Quietus described the album as "a finely balanced blend of Northern indie jangle, stately electronics and euphoric dancepop.