Thursday, June 30, 2022

System, System, System

The Penis Envy album is just as uncompromising (and relevant) as it was when it was released in 1981. The entire album needs to be consumed whole as a piece of furious sonic political art, but this track always is a real knock-out blow.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

For Love Or Sorrow

One of the most underrated and very best singles from the class of ‘77, with lyrics that are miles ahead of most of their peers: “Money rents you insulation. Tenderness, asphyxiation. Someone else's flesh to borrow, sling it from your bed tomorrow. Live too fast for love or sorrow. Look behind the face, it's hollow.”