Sophomore LP from UK post-punk/new wave outfit Magazine. Formed by Howard Devoto, who had recently left his post fronting the Buzzcocks, Magazine retains his former band's sense of melody and hooks, but encompasses far more experimental arrangements and darker subject matter. Effectively straddling the line between post-punk and new wave, Secondhand Daylight's synth-saturated, downcast but upbeat sound is, at times, reminiscent of a punk-er take on Low-era Bowie. And that should be all you need to know.
Track listing:
1. Feed the Enemy
2. Rhythm of Cruelty
3. Cut-Out Shapes
4. Talk to the Body
5. I Wanted Your Heart
6. The Thin Air
7. Back to Nature
8. Believe That I Understand
9. Permafrost
10. Give Me Everything (bonus)
11. I Love You, You Big Dummy (bonus)
12. Rhythm of Cruelty (Single Version) (bonus)
13. TV Baby (bonus)
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ReplyDeleteThe four early Magazine albums are good-to-great. But some of their singles, not on the (original) albums, are awesome, and I had to get three or four compilations to track them all down.
ReplyDeleteThose three new bonus songs, if you haven't got any of the comps, are essential: especially "Give Me Everything", one of the five (approximately!) best Magazine songs, and one of the two best songs (with "Rhythm of Cruelty") here.