#139
April 1985
Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade
Genre: Synthpop
3.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Since Yesterday
Deep Water
Coming so quickly on the heels of The Delmonas my first thought was: Did Billy Chidish work on this?? It’s like Moody Bananarama. Or, maybe, a female answer to The Cure in a way that Siouxie wasn’t.
This is a strange entry. I’ve never even heard of it but it’s really pleasing. “Deep Water” sounds like it was crafted out of glass.
I can totally see why they would never record again, though. There isn’t a lot to hang on to here. In a way I could hear them covering Melanie’s “Brand New Skates” and making it halfway dark. Not as dark as Billie Eilish but in that direction.
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