Wire – Silver/Lead
When I first heard the announcement of a new Wire record, I spun everything from Change Becomes Us through to Nocturnal Koreans on a traffic-heavy, black and snowy drive back […]
Category Archives: Post-Punk
Cocteau Twins – Head Over Heels / The Spangle Maker
Cocteau Twins – Head Over Heels (1983) Answered prayers from yr Goddess bleeding over elastic bass-lines, guitar screeches and scratches, and the loud boom of drums; dream pop over post-punk […]
Various Artists – No New York
1. Like getting stabbed in your ears. 2. You should listen to this loud. LOUD. One of two things will happen: you’ll come to love it or you’ll suffer a […]
Preoccupations – Preoccupations
The band’s press release describes Preoccupations as “a singular, bracing collection that proves what’s punishing can also be soothing, everything can change without disrupting your compass. Your best year can […]
2016 Rock Round-Up: Wire, Guided by Voices, John Doe
Wire: Noctural Koreans Didn’t have high hopes for this one: EPs, on in this case, “mini-LP”’s that follow hot on the heels of a proper album release tend to be just […]
Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food
The first two Talking Heads albums have the disadvantage of being inconsistent compared to Fear of Music and Remain in Light (even keeping in mind that Remain features a noticeable […]
Sonic Youth – Smart Bar: Chicago 1985
The supposed first of many planned live albums, one for each era of the band (quoting Ranaldo: “The idea to present a definitive Daydream live set, or Washing Machine-era live […]
