100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #78 Fini Tribe – De Testimony

Whilst The Shamen’s In Gorbachev We Trust straddled that boundary between indie and electronic, Detstimony was a tougher beast altogether, relying on a clanging church bell phrase and atonal vocals, splicing industrial clatter with techno phrasing before most even knew what it was. @finitribe @shamen1

Tycho – Simulcast review

On 2019’s Weather Scott Hansen earned a Grammy nomination for taking his Tycho concept outside of the box: adding in … More

The 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s – The Playlist #100 – #71

Over the year the list will be regularly updated. Find it without the blurb here. Or read on… For all … More

Caribou – Suddenly review

When a great philosopher (Probably) once said “I’ve got something for your mind, your body and your soul”. Dan Snaith … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #81 Thomas Dolby – Airwaves

Released : 1981 Briefly, it seemed that the meek might inherit the earth. Engineered by futuristic lab natives like Kraftwerk … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #82 Black Flag – Six Pack

Released: 1981 Michael Azerrad’s beyond essential book Our Band Could Be Your Life tells the story of how a handful … More

Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers review

“Dury’s reached into a personal A-Z of his West London habitat, the streets paved with beggars and hustlers, everyone playing a role and on the take, from the social media trolls” sketched on Saliva Hog to Sleep People’s and it’s puddle-deep fashionistas.”