Saturday, May 20, 2023

Cable - Down-Lift the Up-Trodden (1996)


First album by these British indie rockers. Chaotic, grunge-y post-hardcore with a sense of playfulness and melody that keeps things fun even as they descend into full-on noise rock on a song called "Murdering Spree". Had a real hard time picking which of this band's albums to post, as they only have three and they're all great, so why not start from the beginning?

Track listing:
1. New Set of Bruises
2. Choice
3. Blindman
4. Hydra
5. Seventy
6. Murdering Spree
7. Sale of the Century
8. Oubliette
9. Give 'Em What They Want [bonus]
10. Dead Wood for Green [bonus]


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9 comments:

  1. Thanks for this! I found Sub-Lingual online years ago but never tracked down their others. Need to revisit!

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  2. You wouldn't happen to also have "When Animals Attack" would you?

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    1. I do, it's in 192 tho:
      https://mega.nz/file/prARwQKQ#OdT4hoHzC2lRr2arSFWQWtXhlngdodCgkrKFMCcOvpg

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    2. I can get you that in 320, same for Sublingual too and various demos / outtakes / b-sides. One of my favourite bands! Guy on the right of this cover plays drums for Therapy? now

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    3. That would be awesome, thank you! And that's cool to hear about Therapy?, I had no idea. I've actually been on a bit of a Therapy? kick lately because of their new album.

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  3. ...and an album cover paying tribute to John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

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  4. always liked "oubliette", somehow the other songs haven't stuck so far

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  5. does that album cover scream 90s enough...?

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    1. What's kind of a mind fuck is that 1) it IS extremely 90s-looking, and 2) it is directly based on an album cover from the 60s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Breakers_with_Eric_Clapton

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