post-punk

Song of the Day: James “Hymn From a Village”

“Hymn From a Village” finds the earliest iteration of the perennial Mancunian college rock band, James, at their hyper literate best.

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“Orange Appled” finds the Cocteau Twins letting flow rivers of sonics: a perfect single from a truly unique pop band.

The cheeky charms of Orange Juice‘s 1980 single, “Blue Boy” will make you lament the demise of the first line-up of the Scottish punk group.

“Carcrash” is a bouncing dance track from Factory Records stalwarts and first wave UK post-punk group, Section 25.

The original line-up of Richard Hell & The Voidoids helped to kick-start NYC punk with their vengeful debut single, “Blank Generation”.

“The Slab” is a dark dirge that saw the effectively disbanded Public Image Limited dipping a toe into goth territory.

Siouxsie & The Banshees merged pop with gloomy post-punk for their bewitching 1981 single and future goth anthem, “Spellbound”.

“Totally Wired” is a blistering early single by The Fall and features singer Mark E. Smith‘s usual mix of commentary, humor and harangue.

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Pere Ubu‘s “The Modern Dance” fuses garage rock and punk with outsider art sensibilities for a truly unique sound.

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Leeds-based post-punks, Gang of Four, kicked off their sophomore LP with “Paralyzed”: agit-prop that you can dance to.

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