caption associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
l-r and gilbert gabriel : nick laird-clowes , kate st. john , david gilmour 1983 -- 1991 , 2014 blanco y negro , reprise , warner bros. . the dream academy
 gilbert gabriel nick laird-clowes kate st john group_or_band folk sophisti-pop rock , dream pop , new wave , the dream academy.jpg london , england the dream academy
the dream academy

the dream academy are an english folk rock , dream pop and sophisti-pop band , comprising singer/guitarist nick laird-clowes , multi-instrumentalist -lrb- chiefly oboe , cor anglais player -rrb- kate st john , and keyboardist gilbert gabriel .
they are most noted for their hit single , `` life in a northern town '' .
