Musick that Needed Work - P: Popdefect

 

Popdefect is a three-piece rock outfit formed in Seattle in 1980 by guitarist/vocalist Al Anderson, bassist Charlie Hutchinson, & drummer Nick Scott. Nick & Al played in the band Psychopop with Tom Price (U-Men, Gas Huffer, Kings of Rock). When Tom left to form the U-Men, Charlie Hutchinson joined Al & Nick & Psychopop became POPDeFECT. Charlie moved to Los Angeles to attend college & the other two followed. 

 

Popdefect are the perfect example of late 80s indie/alternative before grunge came along. Having toured essentially without a break since the early 80s, Popdefect were a well-oiled machine by 1988. Their sound was uniquely their own, boiled down & crystalized into a distinct voice. No surprise then that their debut album Live with This is full of a sublimated anger at commercialism in a chaotic world. It is a well thought out amalgam of haunted, melancholic spy rock / surf riffs, punchy post-punk swagger, & existential howls. 

 

Popdefect - Live with This, Heart Murmur Records MRMR006, 1988.
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Side 1 -
Live with This    
One Thin Dime    
Futility Train    
Jumpoff Joe    
Going to Hell (live)    
Better    

Side 2
On 'N' On (live)    
Devil in My Zipcode    
Don't Ask Why    
Envy - Jealousy    
Might as Well    
Hey...S'Alright (live)

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