Could somebody recommend me some vintage 80s jangle-rock (besides REM)?

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dow here's the only official recording with the Right To Left band:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Black-Brittle-Frisbee/release/3668588

howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:03 (three years ago) link

saw the link about the captured tracks anthology and thought "i bet they don't have crippled pilgrims" but looky there, they have crippled pilgrims!

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 5 December 2020 05:17 (three years ago) link

this is a good comp ... the R.E.M. imitation is sometimes fierce, but it sounds fine now

Brad C., Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:30 (three years ago) link

Also no mention of the Field Mice or any of Bobby Wratten's other endeavours yet. That's being rectified right now.☺

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Friday, December 4, 2020 10:43 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

"Bobby"??!! Sorry but no way can Robert Wratten pull off "Bobby" :)

Deflatormouse, Saturday, 5 December 2020 22:00 (three years ago) link

Not even ironically

Deflatormouse, Saturday, 5 December 2020 22:02 (three years ago) link

It's what he prefers.☺

Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 6 December 2020 00:56 (three years ago) link

Sundays have loads of jangle but should probably technically shelved under 90s

that is how it crumbles cookiewise (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 6 December 2020 01:03 (three years ago) link

There are some great recommendations and discoveries on this thread. How did the Vulgar Boatmen pass me by? I second The Hummingbirds, a fantastic band - so sad that Simon Holmes is no longer with us.

Grantman, Monday, 7 December 2020 11:03 (three years ago) link

Vulgar Boatmen so good. Like a Motorik Everly Brothers.

Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 11 December 2020 22:54 (three years ago) link

^^ yeah that one is all time, so good

howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Friday, 11 December 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link

dude sounds a bit like Neil Finn there

Dr. Dreidel (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 11 December 2020 23:55 (three years ago) link

The little pause before the cymbal hits in the 'chorus' are the very best thing.

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Saturday, 12 December 2020 14:08 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

Wow, wow, wow.

I used to have the mp3's of this Brazilian band. So excellent, you have to hear it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0mbHEz0kk

Totally Insane Police State, 90210 (I M Losted), Monday, 18 January 2021 15:39 (three years ago) link

^ Wow, indeed! That whole album sounds fantastic--cool unexpectedly frequent use of harmonica by the singer, too...

Co-pay Segundo (Craig D.), Monday, 18 January 2021 19:33 (three years ago) link

Yeah I posted the live version, whereas the album is a classic indie 80s sound, love the guitar and unadorned sound...now I gotta go back and revisit the rest of that Brazilian "new wave" that was on that comp.

Streaming is Stealing (I M Losted), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 00:39 (three years ago) link

I'm pissed this wasn't on American college radio back in the day.

Streaming is Stealing (I M Losted), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link


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