Released: December, 1977
Label: Red Star
Genre: Synthpop
Producer: Craig Leon, Marty Thau
Good, maybe great. Moody and throbbing as all hell… the songs are all a bit similar but it’s a consistently awesome sound and man, it does make me want to sway in front of them in a darkened, smokey band room hearing them live.
Oh, and “Frankie Teardrop”? Just don’t try and listen to this at night, alone. Or if you’re on mushrooms or something. Jesus christ… It’s good though.
Top tracks: Easily “Cheree” – apparently about a street person and/or the girlfiend of band member Martin Rev, and the only commercially released single. It’s as hypnotic and dark as the others with an off-putting (or is it comforting?) lullaby like tinkle.
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