OT 005 Good Throb - Live On WFMU CS

After a long, long wait, a new release is out and it's a document of Good Throb's hungover live session that was recorded at WFMU in New Jersey in 2014.

If you've never heard the band but dig UK DIY 77-83 post punk, can't live without your Crass records and enjoy the misanthropic vibe of No Trend, this could be a good starting point for getting into Good Throb, because this eight-song set contains some of the golden hits from their records, a compilation track and a nicely executed Flux of Pink Indians cover. Pressed on 125 pro-dubbed white tapes. http://livinginadoomtown.bigcartel.com/

Bobby Pins #2 est enfin disponible !

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- INTERVIEWS - 

Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females) 

Bryony Beynon (Good Throb, Maximum Rocknroll...) 

Christine Tupou (Try The Pie, Sourpatch...) 

- COLONNES -

Mes meilleurs potes Tony et Dorian,

Antoine Bozzoli (Dead Ramones),

Participation de Mickson !

- CHRONIQUES - 

- TEXTES PERSO - 

32 pages

1,50€ de la main à la main - 2,50€ frais de port compris - J'<3 les échanges

Good Throb display urgency, fury and wit. It’s a personal insight into modern reality.

(Photograph - SuperFi Records)

They're pissed off with life but the way KY Ellie portrays her hate can’t help but make you happy. Lyrics like ‘don’t want to see your crusty dick’ (Track: Psycho Disco) will make you crack a smile.

They talk about how the “big balls man needs lots of space” on the tube (Track: Central Line), shitty Monday mornings and “drunken propositions” (Track: Crab Walk). They knock out these daily gripes so well. As they have in the past with ‘Bag’ which depicts and destroys mundane retail phrases.  

Alongside the humour that runs throughout the album, there’s also endearing elements and, obviously, rage. The tracks ‘Mummy I’m Ugly’, ‘No Taste’ and ‘Pale Grey Suits’ are good examples of this. “They said how are you? I thought that was nice” (Track: Pale Grey Suits).

As for comparisons, KY Ellie’s vocals remind me of Sheric D of ‘The Nerve Agents’, especially on ‘You’re Shit’. Her voice is wild but sharp. KY Ellie's Southern heritage comes through strong - as it should.

‘Fuck Off’ is packed full of bangers. ‘Double White Demin’, ‘Mummy I’m Ugly’ and ‘Central Line’ stand out. But they’re all good really. ‘Mummy I’m Ugly’ features some high pitch yelps that hang over the chorus until it bounces back in.

After two brilliant 7"s these London punks have let loose their first full length LP. 'Good Throb – Fuck Off' was co-released by White Denim, Super-Fi and Sabremetric last week. There are 572 copies available. I suggest you grab one.

Listen to their music here.

If you live in the UK - grab a copy for £7 here. Bargain.

US - SuperFi.

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