CHERUBS - Heroin Man LP hard rock e-bowed guitars that show up

e-bowed guitars that show up briefly hinting at a lo-fi Innovative Communication feeling

wild-eyed and hairy rock ’n’ roll

Death Age maintains the armed to the teeth savage militancy of earlier material from LA’s Kommand

a gorgeously sad closer that reminds me of what it was like to listen to Red House Painters alone on a rainy day before we all knew what a disgusting POS Mark Kozelek is

Elsewhere ‘Dingo Ate Your Baby’ mixes the lovely lo-finess of early Flying Nun releases with a vocal that is straight from the Nikki Sudden school of drawls whilst ‘Communication or Surprise’ should have been one of the first five seminal Alternative TV singles

CHERUBS - Heroin Man LP hard rock e-bowed guitars that show upHighest recommendation. At last, a reasonably priced reissue of this classic. The guitars and drums are completely blown out and the incomprehensible vocals really add to the feeling like you've OD'd on an opioid (presumably heroin). Some of the songs here are pretty funny but others are just plain sinister. "Cockpit Kiss The Shine"s opening riff sounds pure evil, and the way the vocals get even more distorted in the middle section never fails to give