Elastica

Elastica, “Elastica” (DGC, 1995)
Once described as “the pinkest thing ever to happen to Pink Flag,” Elastica pilfered from the catchiest, punchiest late-’70s punk and new wave (and fielded the lawsuits to prove it), but filtered it through a gritty-yet-graceful wall of guitar and juicy double-timed basslines that were all their own. There’s a pure, physical joy to their music that’s very unusual, and still sounds fresh today.
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