Whats on your turntable tonight?

The Tourists / Reality Effect
1980 Epic

The Hitmen / Torn Together 
1981 Columbia

@jeffstrick @bkeske just listened to lankum, which i’d never hear before--really dark, but hypnotizing stuff.

@bslon the hitmen were pretty great--their first record especially. my hats off to your knowledge of obscure 80s guitar bands noone else remembers

my picks for the day:

cory hanson, pale horse rider--brooding nick drake-ish type with good songs and really beautiful, keening voice

polvo, today’s active lifestyle--i knew i was a grownup when this started to sound melodic and structured instead of chaotic and dissonant

@loomisjohnson

the hitmen were pretty great--their first record especially. my hats off to your knowledge of obscure 80s guitar bands noone else remembers

Your taste in music is also interesting and when I think I knew about most of the new wave/power pop 80’s bands you post up some I’ve never heard of…so off I go to stream! I enjoy that, thanks!
I agree on “Aim For The Feet”…fun, catchy Hitmen music.
The Tourists…Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox before The Eurythmics.

The Jayhawks "Rainy Day Music" 

2003/American Recordings