Fanfare in the Garden

Essential Logic, “Fanfare in the Garden” (Kill Rock Stars, 2003; original recordings 1978-1999)
Lora Logic was the original sax player for X-Ray Spex, and this collects the bulk of her solo work. It’s all unique and fascinating, but her late-70’s stuff was exceptionally great, a pathbreaking blend of winsomely melodic punk and explosively eccentric art-rock that equally foreshadowed twee-pop, noise-rock, and even riot grrrl.
Try disc 1: 1, 8; disc 2: 10, 15.
2/14/13