Category Archives: new wave

SONG OF THE DAY The Birthday Party – Deep In The Woods

Posted on October 31, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Loving Halloween as I do, I couldn’t let this day pass without a spooky offering…and, courtesy of the fantastic Bad Seeds, I’ve got something rather deliciously doomful to the mark occasion! Not for the faint hearted, Deep In The Woods … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Pete Brandt’s Method – What You Are

Posted on March 7, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Not sounding quite like anything I’ve ever heard before, today’s song is something of an intriguing find.  This feels odd-yet-inviting, it’s otherworldly and unusual form offering a curious mix of unexpected shapes and sounds.  Vocals are dreamy and intoxicating, whilst … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Prats – Disco Pope

Posted on August 15, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ve been craving some no frills, good old DIY sounds and then stumbled upon today’s song! Voila! You don’t get much more stripped down and raw than this: four young Scottish nippers, aged between 12 to 15, armed with a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Suicide – Ghost Rider

Posted on December 28, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

When I first heard this track it reminded me so much of Alan Vega’s superb album, Cubist Blues.  It was then I discovered Suicide: A band that comprised of Alan Vega and Marty Rev!  Taking their name from the title … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Klaus Johann Grobe – Between The Buttons

Posted on December 19, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

After the first listen to today’s song I’m hoping that, like me, you will find the groove has got into your head.  By the second and third listen I anticipate that it will be well and truly under the skin, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Talking Heads – Born Under Punches 27/8/80 NYC @ Central Park

Posted on October 24, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Setting a heavy funk tone for the whole album, today’s treat is the opening track to Talking Heads‘ fourth studio album, Remain in Light.  Produced by longtime collaborator Brian Eno and released by Sire Records in the summer of 1980, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Birthday Party – Cat Man

Posted on October 23, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Neglecting for so long what has become one of my favourite listens as of late, The Birthday Party have somehow always slipped just beyond my radar….until recently… So today’s offering is a mighty fine cover of a song (part) written … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Cross Wires – Paradise Club 1953

Posted on August 8, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

“Sounding like an angry mix of The Jam and Elvis Costello and The Attractions”  (Fred Perry Subculture) Emerging from East London just over two years ago in a furious haze of post-punk mayhem, Cross Wires released only one album before … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Modern Lovers – Walk up the Street

Posted on April 24, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Throughout their career The Modern Lovers (consisting of the mighty Jonathan Richman on vocals/guitars, Jerry Harrison on piano/organ/backing vocals, Ernie Brooks on bass and David Robinson on drums) only ever recorded demos and live shows, but the demos were never … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Big In Japan – Nothing Special

Posted on December 18, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Emerging from Liverpool in the late 1970’s, Big In Japan were an interesting punk collective known as a supergroup, but a supergroup with a difference; that being its members only became ‘super’ after they left and went into other bands!  … Continue reading →

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