Kim Gordon described the music of The Raincoats perfectly: „They seemed like ordinary people playing extraordinary music. They had enough confidence to be vulnerable and to be themselves without having to take on the mantle of male rock/punk rock aggression…“
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The Raincoats - Self-titled (full album) - YouTube
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February 15, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Kim Gordon described the music of The Raincoats perfectly: „They seemed like ordinary people playing extraordinary music. They had enough confidence to be vulnerable and to be themselves without having to take on the mantle of male rock/punk rock aggression…“
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#raincoats
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#raincoats
Alongside ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’, this is certainly Pink Floyd's most exciting album: David Gilmour had replaced Syd Barrett, making this an album of transition – or as Nick Mason put it: "It's a cross-fade rather than a cut."
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#pinkfloyd
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#pinkfloyd
A Saucerful of Secrets (Full Album) - Pink Floyd - 2011 Remaster [1080p-HQ Sound]
YouTube video by Pink Floyd Remastered Albums
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February 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Alongside ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’, this is certainly Pink Floyd's most exciting album: David Gilmour had replaced Syd Barrett, making this an album of transition – or as Nick Mason put it: "It's a cross-fade rather than a cut."
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#pinkfloyd
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#pinkfloyd
The Vibrators were not among the most popular punk bands of their time. Their second album, V2, is characterised by a strange brooding atmosphere that pervades the entire album and culminates in the stunning final track, ‘Troops of Tomorrow’.
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#vibrators
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#vibrators
V2 - YouTube
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February 1, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The Vibrators were not among the most popular punk bands of their time. Their second album, V2, is characterised by a strange brooding atmosphere that pervades the entire album and culminates in the stunning final track, ‘Troops of Tomorrow’.
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#vibrators
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#vibrators
A difficult choice: there may be better Dead Can Dance albums, but I have a special connection to 'Spiritchaser' because this album accompanied me through the hardest and most agonising period of my life and gave me hope and confidence...
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#deadcandance
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#deadcandance
Spiritchaser - YouTube
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January 25, 2026 at 5:19 AM
A difficult choice: there may be better Dead Can Dance albums, but I have a special connection to 'Spiritchaser' because this album accompanied me through the hardest and most agonising period of my life and gave me hope and confidence...
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#deadcandance
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#deadcandance
I loved the album ‘Voyager’ from the very beginning. It combines Celtic elements with the chill-out atmosphere of its predecessor, ‘The Songs of Distant Earth,’ and never feels intrusive: simply a beautiful piece of music.
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#mikeoldfield
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#mikeoldfield
The Voyager - YouTube
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January 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I loved the album ‘Voyager’ from the very beginning. It combines Celtic elements with the chill-out atmosphere of its predecessor, ‘The Songs of Distant Earth,’ and never feels intrusive: simply a beautiful piece of music.
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#mikeoldfield
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#mikeoldfield
On its release in 1980m this album showcased a completely new, powerful sound, coupled with a completely new attitude: the new romantics were born, except that these guys sounded more rough and adventurous than all the other new romantic bands.
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#adamant
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#adamant
Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980 Album) - YouTube
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January 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
On its release in 1980m this album showcased a completely new, powerful sound, coupled with a completely new attitude: the new romantics were born, except that these guys sounded more rough and adventurous than all the other new romantic bands.
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#adamant
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#adamant
‘Tallulah’, the fifth studio album by The Go-Betweens from 1987, is, in my opinion, the unexcelled masterpiece of this Australian band, which is already blessed with a wealth of masterpieces, anyway.
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#gobetweens
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#gobetweens
Tallulah - YouTube
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December 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
‘Tallulah’, the fifth studio album by The Go-Betweens from 1987, is, in my opinion, the unexcelled masterpiece of this Australian band, which is already blessed with a wealth of masterpieces, anyway.
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#gobetweens
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#gobetweens
Uncompromising, deeply disturbing, unsettling, challenging, shocking: all these terms can be used to describe This Heat's debut album from 1979, which essentially became the blueprint for an entire genre.
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#thisheat
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#thisheat
This Heat - YouTube
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December 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Uncompromising, deeply disturbing, unsettling, challenging, shocking: all these terms can be used to describe This Heat's debut album from 1979, which essentially became the blueprint for an entire genre.
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#thisheat
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#thisheat
Although the art of the concept album seemed to have died out, Public Service Broadcasting released just such an album in 2017 with ‘Every Valley’, which tells the tear-jerking story of the rise and decline of the Welsh mining industry.
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#psb
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#psb
Every Valley - YouTube
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December 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Although the art of the concept album seemed to have died out, Public Service Broadcasting released just such an album in 2017 with ‘Every Valley’, which tells the tear-jerking story of the rise and decline of the Welsh mining industry.
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#psb
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#psb
Gosh, the Monks were so far ahead of their time. At a time when conventional beat music was all the rage, these GIs stranded in Germany produced the most monotonous yet powerful noise that would become the blueprint for many bands that followed.
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#monks
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#monks
Black Monk Time - YouTube
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December 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Gosh, the Monks were so far ahead of their time. At a time when conventional beat music was all the rage, these GIs stranded in Germany produced the most monotonous yet powerful noise that would become the blueprint for many bands that followed.
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#monks
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#monks
This sampler is an invaluable historical document, as it shows how musically heterogeneous, diverse and open the pre-hardcore punk scene in San Francisco was in the early 1980s: the spectrum ranged from Dead Kennedys to Tuxedomoon.
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#deafclub
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#deafclub
Various - Can You Hear Me? - Music from the Deaf Club (1980) - YouTube
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November 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This sampler is an invaluable historical document, as it shows how musically heterogeneous, diverse and open the pre-hardcore punk scene in San Francisco was in the early 1980s: the spectrum ranged from Dead Kennedys to Tuxedomoon.
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#deafclub
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#deafclub
Warren Zevon, who died at the age of 56, was an outstanding and brillant songwriter who really deserved a career similar to that of Billy Joel or Elton John – but he was probably too cynical, too political and too dark-humoured for that.
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#warrenzevon
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#warrenzevon
Excitable Boy - YouTube
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November 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Warren Zevon, who died at the age of 56, was an outstanding and brillant songwriter who really deserved a career similar to that of Billy Joel or Elton John – but he was probably too cynical, too political and too dark-humoured for that.
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#warrenzevon
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#warrenzevon
What a strange bunch this avantgarde band from San Francisco is, whose members have remained anonymous to this day. And to be honest, some of their albums are simply unlistenable nonsense – but this album from 1980 is truly outstanding.
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#residents
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#residents
Commercial Album - YouTube
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November 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
What a strange bunch this avantgarde band from San Francisco is, whose members have remained anonymous to this day. And to be honest, some of their albums are simply unlistenable nonsense – but this album from 1980 is truly outstanding.
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#residents
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#residents
In my opinion, this is one of the best Irish folk albums ever made, and it is extremely unfortunate that it is difficult to obtain nowadays: Sinead's gorgeous and powerful version of ‘Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile’ alone is absolute outstanding.
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#sineadoconnor
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#sineadoconnor
Sinéad O'Connor - Sean-Nós Nua - 2002 full album
YouTube video by TheRobman
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November 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In my opinion, this is one of the best Irish folk albums ever made, and it is extremely unfortunate that it is difficult to obtain nowadays: Sinead's gorgeous and powerful version of ‘Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile’ alone is absolute outstanding.
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#sineadoconnor
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#sineadoconnor
In 1979 ‘Reproduction’ appeared on the scene and, thanks to its innovative use of synthesisers, sounded like nothing before it. This was not the pleasing synth-pop of the band's later incarnation, but rather dark & sinister synth doom.
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#forgottenalbums
#humanleague
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#humanleague
Reproduction - YouTube
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November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
In 1979 ‘Reproduction’ appeared on the scene and, thanks to its innovative use of synthesisers, sounded like nothing before it. This was not the pleasing synth-pop of the band's later incarnation, but rather dark & sinister synth doom.
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#forgottenalbums
#humanleague
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#humanleague
This fantastic punk album from 1981 is special because it does not contain those classic fast paced punk songs, but spreads a dark and brooding atmosphere. Moreover, the lyrics paint an accurate picture of Thatcher’s England at that time.
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#zounds
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#zounds
The Curse of Zounds! • Zounds • LP Album • 1982 - YouTube
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October 26, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This fantastic punk album from 1981 is special because it does not contain those classic fast paced punk songs, but spreads a dark and brooding atmosphere. Moreover, the lyrics paint an accurate picture of Thatcher’s England at that time.
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#forgottenalbums
#zounds
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#zounds
Rarely has an album title been more apt than that of Siouxie & The Banshees' debut album: what this band presented here was indeed like a harrowing primal scream; something unprecedented and radically new that shook us to the core.
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#forgottenalbums
#siouxsie
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#siouxsie
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream (1978) - YouTube
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October 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Rarely has an album title been more apt than that of Siouxie & The Banshees' debut album: what this band presented here was indeed like a harrowing primal scream; something unprecedented and radically new that shook us to the core.
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#forgottenalbums
#siouxsie
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#siouxsie
Somehow, this album unintentionally became the soundtrack to a breakup—and the sometimes melancholic mood of those songs was a perfect fit. Even today, this album still takes me back to that time when I was lost between hope and despair.
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#forgottenalbums
#billybragg
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#forgottenalbums
#billybragg
Don't Try This at Home - YouTube
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October 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Somehow, this album unintentionally became the soundtrack to a breakup—and the sometimes melancholic mood of those songs was a perfect fit. Even today, this album still takes me back to that time when I was lost between hope and despair.
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#billybragg
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#billybragg
While Einstuerzende Neubauten could be considered pretentious nowadays, they were absolutely revolutionary and innovative in their early days—and reached their creative and artistic peak with their album "Halber Mensch" from 1985
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#forgottenalbums
#einstuerzendeneubauten
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#einstuerzendeneubauten
Halber Mensch - YouTube
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October 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
While Einstuerzende Neubauten could be considered pretentious nowadays, they were absolutely revolutionary and innovative in their early days—and reached their creative and artistic peak with their album "Halber Mensch" from 1985
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#einstuerzendeneubauten
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#einstuerzendeneubauten
"Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts" is definitely one of the most underrated yet important punk albums of its era – and it's great to see that ex-Adverts front man T.V. Smith is still out and about and has lost none of his intensity and spirit
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#adverts
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#adverts
The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea (Full Album)
YouTube video by firerecords
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September 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts" is definitely one of the most underrated yet important punk albums of its era – and it's great to see that ex-Adverts front man T.V. Smith is still out and about and has lost none of his intensity and spirit
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#adverts
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#adverts
Indeed, Spandau Ballet were never hip, but rather embarrassing instead - and they never missed an opportunity to be kitschy. But probably purely by accident, they managed to produce a rather good and exciting album with ‘Journey to Glory’
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#spandauballet
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#spandauballet
Spandau Ballet "Journeys To Glory" (1981) - YouTube
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September 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Indeed, Spandau Ballet were never hip, but rather embarrassing instead - and they never missed an opportunity to be kitschy. But probably purely by accident, they managed to produce a rather good and exciting album with ‘Journey to Glory’
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#spandauballet
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#spandauballet
Devo's debut album is a milestone in industrial music: without any distorted synths, but with lots of strange rhythms, quirky lyrics & weird song structures instead. Unfortunately, after this album Devo became just another ordinary New Wave band.
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#forgottenalbums
#devo
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#devo
Devo: Q. Are We Not Men? A. We are Devo! - YouTube
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September 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Devo's debut album is a milestone in industrial music: without any distorted synths, but with lots of strange rhythms, quirky lyrics & weird song structures instead. Unfortunately, after this album Devo became just another ordinary New Wave band.
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#forgottenalbums
#devo
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#devo
This is an absolutely flawless and straightforward album: the perfect symbiosis of the energy of early punk with the unconventional power of new wave, psychedelia and queerness. Definitely one of the best albums of all time!
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#forgottenalbums
#waynecounty
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#waynecounty
Storm the Gates of Heaven - Wayne County & The Electric Chairs (1978) - YouTube
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September 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is an absolutely flawless and straightforward album: the perfect symbiosis of the energy of early punk with the unconventional power of new wave, psychedelia and queerness. Definitely one of the best albums of all time!
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#forgottenalbums
#waynecounty
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#forgottenalbums
#waynecounty
This album is a milestone in doom metal from one of the most amiable and unpretentious bands in this genre without the need for corpsepaint or other shenanigans. Instead they take us into into a world full of solitude, melancholy and beauty.
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#forgottenalbums
#3rdmortal
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#3rdmortal
THE 3RD & THE MORTAL - Tears Laid In Earth - YouTube
Release: 1994 Lineup: Rune Hoemsnes - drums Finn Olav Holthe - guitars Geir Nilsen - guitars Trond Engum - guitars Bernt Rundberget - bass Kari Rueslåtten - ...
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August 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This album is a milestone in doom metal from one of the most amiable and unpretentious bands in this genre without the need for corpsepaint or other shenanigans. Instead they take us into into a world full of solitude, melancholy and beauty.
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#forgottenalbums
#3rdmortal
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#3rdmortal
With “Cut”, the Slits achieved the feat of combining punk & reggae without sounding like either punk or reggae. Instead this album sounds completely unique and unequalled; and in fact, each song on this album could have been released as a single.
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#forgottenalbums
#slits
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#forgottenalbums
#slits
Cut - YouTube
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August 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
With “Cut”, the Slits achieved the feat of combining punk & reggae without sounding like either punk or reggae. Instead this album sounds completely unique and unequalled; and in fact, each song on this album could have been released as a single.
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#forgottenalbums
#slits
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#forgottenalbums
#slits