Public Acid: Condemnation
<p><span><span>- Sometimes you need a piece of music to bypass your general human enjoyment whilst listening and tap into some primal reaction when it clicks over into something visceral. Any band capable of turning my noggin into a version of Monkey Matt will see repeat listen after repeat listen until I’ve Pavlov Dog’d myself into a hyperactive being of pure energy. Enter: Public Acid. The US crew bashes out a wicked incarnation of d-beat hardcore laced with vocals desperate to have their presence felt as their surrounds try in equal measure to smother them.
Pop Filter: Donkey Gully Road
<p><span><span>- Just about midway through <strong>Donkey Gully Road</strong> comes <em>In A Dream</em>. With a molasses-rich delivery akin to <strong>RVG</strong>’s <strong>Rommy Vager</strong>, <strong>Curtis Wakeling</strong> sings that “[he] had a dream again/together, forever on tour again. No tidal wave, no pool of sweat/just all of us again.” </span></span></p>
Young Marble Giants: Colossal Youth: 40th Anniversary Special Edition Reissue
<p><span><span>- One of the biggest challenges in putting this review together was choosing the song to be aired with the broadcast version. Despite its reputation as an austere post-punk album, this reissue of <em>Colossal Youth</em>, the classic first and only album to be released by Welsh band <strong>Young Marble Giants</strong>, is chock full of great tunes. </span></span></p>
Monsters Up North
Alternative Indie Pop-Punk band from Brisbane, Australia.
12 PM ZEDLINES - DECEMBER 8
By 4ZZZ reporters Norma Hilton and Hannah Davies.
Image credit: Ingebjorg Karstad/NRC.
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