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POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES by BIG SPECIAL

Opener ‘Black Country Gothic’ captures the spirit of the Midlands duo’s debut and whole aesthetic. Your shouty punk lads and talky artsy bands are 10-a-penny, but there’s a bluesy depth here. Beneath a tower of soul as Moloney gives it what-for and Hicklin paints his hometown’s faded glory of “off-white angels kicking feral pigeons and picking up half-smoked nubbins” as a true noir epic; brute force and tenderness in equal measure. The spirit of Peaky Blinders but with scratch cards and hangovers over gore and cosplay.

  • Date of selection

    12 May 2024

  • Type of selection

    Release of the week

  • Date of release

    10 May 2024

  • Number of tracks

    15

  • Length

    48:26

  • Genre(s)

    country, punk, spoken-word