Identity and Transition Haunt Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Skinty Fia’
With Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. deliver a brooding post-punk sensual feast with a distinctly Irish flavor. Longing, alienation, and malice simmer under the surface.
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The Church’s Steve Kilbey Talks “Blurred Crusade Live”: The Greatest ’80s Concert You’ve Never Seen
Classic concert “Blurred Crusade Live” launches the Church to a place few bands ever reach, on stage or anywhere else. It’s a golden moment of transcendent ’80s rock joy.
Wet Leg’s Debut Is Pure Fun, and That’s About It
Wet Leg’s winning self-titled debut, with its constant hookups and insights into young adulthood, is an oasis in a sea of self-serious post-punk.
Priestgate’s ‘Eyes Closed for the Winter’ Is a Promising ’80s-style Debut
From its very first notes, Priestgate’s debut EP maintains enough fresh personality to differentiate the band from their avowed early ’80s mentors.
DITZ Come Out Hard and Dark with Debut ‘The Great Regression”
Brighton post-punk/metal five-piece DITZ come out hard and dark on their debut ‘The Great Regression’, delivering an album of urgency and visceral intensity.
With Another Life-Affirming Jolt, Guerilla Toss Remind Us That We’re All ‘Famously Alive’
Quirky art-rock outfit Guerilla Toss sacrifice little of their magnificent strangeness by leaning mainstream on their Sub Pop debut, Famously Alive.
The Fall’s ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ Casts Long Shadows 40 Years On
Easily among the Fall’s top two LPs and one of the finest slabs of controlled noise of the post-punk era, Hex Enduction Hour continues to kick up new dust 40 years on.
Cy Dune Turns His Beats Around for ‘Against Face’
Seth Olinsky has deliberately upended expectations for years, and his latest version of Cy Dune uses new directions (and waves) to continue old fun.
Echo and the Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant Bio Takes You to the Edge
Will Sergeant’s (Echo and the Bunnymen) biography is as much a depiction of childhood in post-World War II Britain as it is a chronicle of his musical growth.
Yard Act Revive the Glory Days of Post-Punk on ‘The Overload’
Yard Act funnel anti-capitalist critique of British life through the medium of spoken-word post-punk on The Overload.
Robyn Hitchcock’s Remote Concert “Live from Tubby’s House” Lifts the Spirits
The last live performance I saw before the pandemic shutdown was Robyn Hitchcock. Watching his remote concert from my bed, I can say I enjoyed it just as much.