The no-budget brilliance of the Eighties New Zealand indie-scene inspired a generation of post-punks, from Pavement to My Bloody Valentine, to stop worrying and splash some sloppy psychedelic Spector-style spillages on their reactionary rockist riffs. Bruce Russel’s insider overview avoids regularly anthologised standards to create a secret mirror history of the DIY decade, from the Joy Division mushroom fog of The Pin Group, via the chiming jangle-pop of Sneaky Feelings, to the stadium rock in miniature moves of The Double Happys.
Incisive sleeve-notes illuminate the perfect cultural storm that shaped the sound.
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