British people please discuss: NWONW, the (old) New Wave of New Wave

and so the inevitable happens :

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jul/28/cult-heroes-smash-and-these-animal-men-should-have-changed-peoples-lives

looking forward to seeing this film.

totally agree re the comment that the S*M*A*S*H album needed at least a level entry degree of production, but hey, i guess thats what the band wanted.

i saw S*M*A*S*H play in nyc! my friend talked to the lead guy after.

Oh, how I wish Romo had grown wings.

it became electroclash

just listened to the S*M*A*S*H album for first time in years.

yes its seriously lo-fi, but fuck, i still find it a lot more enjoyable than any of the guitar based bands from the britpop era.

wouldnt be hard

it became electroclash

― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 7:49 PM (30 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not good enough!

can't really think of any significant shared personnel between the two scenes so 'became' seems inaccurate. also Romo had nothing to do with actual dance culture

that S*M*A*S*H song about the Tory cabinet is honestly one of the worst things I've ever heard

weren't Elastica called NWONW at first?

S*M*A*S*H were from my hometown. I know their drummer quite well.

dog latin : bring him to bristol with you !

cosmic : yes

dj mencap : which song ?

I just watched the first 35 mins of the documentary, it's on Amazon Prime in the UK. Yikes, talk about paper-thin.

All the band members and peripheral folks are seen propping up the sentiments of every boring indie band interview you ever read in the Maker/NME circa 1994, it is quite magnificently dull and lord, for music that was supposed to be kinetic and exciting it's completely threadbare.