Weekend were a Welsh band formed by Alison Statton in 1981, following the split of Young Marble Giants.
on release as a bold new departure from the prevailing post-punk ethos, and served as a major influence on Saint Etienne, the Sundays, Belle and Sebastian and many others.
[citation needed] According to Cherry Red, La Variete is: "A beautifully realised and delicate collection of songs set against a jazz backdrop, it switches across myriad musical settings including samba, cabaret, Afrobeat and highly personal, confessional pop."
After splitting up in 1983, members Simon Booth and Larry Stabbins formed the more jazz orientated Working Week.
[1] The other members later reunited as a duo under the name "Alison Statton and Spike", issuing the albums Tidal Blues (1994), The Shady Tree (1997) and Bimini Twist (2018).