#482/2132 LISTENING POST DISCOVERY
1986 Housekeeping
Angst
Mending Wall
Genre: Husker Punk
4.25 out of 5
Highlights:
Standing Here All Alone
All of a Sudden
Requisite 80s cover: Paul Simon’s “Richard Cory”. Unnecessary. Punky.
I don’t know why I eschewed the SST bands of the 80s. I think it’s probably cuz I had a deep aversion to Black Flag, save that one song, but boy did I miss out on some great shit. Like, they were Sub Pop before Sub Pop.
Reading up on Angst I see that Frank Black credits them with informing much of what he did with Pixies and I can hear that in here.
Take Saccharine Trust and Husker Du and add some psychedelia to it and that’s these guys. It runs a bit out of steam but it’s still pretty damned excellent.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMWtVulaUD8
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