Velvet Monkeys, “Rotting Corpse Au Go-Go” (Shimmy Disc, 1987; original recordings early 1980s)
This group was “Indie-rock” before the term was invented, and thus their cool, pulsing, crisp, stripped-down sound fell between several chairs – organ-driven new wave, jangly garage-punk, hard-driving Stooges-esque guitar blasters. Well ahead of their time, with consistentl great songs, this band is way past due for a revival.
Try A/2, A/5, B/3, B/5.
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