Really impressed with this split 7" by Cat Party & Cut City. I can't stop playing it. 'The Aftertaste' by CP has that chiming new wave guitar, nonchalant vocals & spunky bass with some cracking chord changes that sounds like a lost 80s classic. The only band I can think of that sounded a bit like that were maybe Fischer Z but that's really stretching my memory back. Cut City's 'Replacement' is another anthemic new wave-esque number that sounds a little bit Psychedelic Furs. Dense and catchy with a scratchy, feral feel & a foreboding vocal that bursts into a gliding bird in the euphoric chorus bits. It makes me think of Flock of Seagulls crossed with Interpol and just doesn't last anywhere near long enough. One of those obscure beaut's that no-one else will have heard of and you'll treasure for the rest of your days. On Monotonstudio from Deutschland.

Brian / Norman Records UK