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Wolfhounds – Blown Away – Vinyl Record

The Wolfhounds were an indie rock band formed in Romford, Essex, England in 1985 by Dave Callahan, Paul Clark, Andy Golding, Andy Bolton and Frank Stebbing. Initially active in the 1980s and part of the vibrant indie pop/alternative rock scene. They were associated with the C86 scene, named after the influential 1986 cassette compiled by the British music magazine NME. The band is known for their jangly pop sound combined with a more abrasive post-punk edge.

Their discography includes albums like ‘Unseen Ripples from a Pebble’ (1987), ‘Bright and Guilty’ (1989), and their later works such as ‘Middle Aged Freaks’ (2014) and ‘Electric Music’ (2020). The Wolfhounds have been known to continue making music and releasing new material after their initial phase in the 1980s, with a notable hiatus and then a reunion.

Blown Away is a far noisier, more experimental album than the previous Unseen Ripples From a Pebble. As such, the Wolfhounds failed to become the indie pop darlings that other C-86 contemporaries achieved (e.g., the Wedding Present or the Bodines). Still this album is not without merit. The trashy guitar is somewhat reminiscent of Sonic Youth, bouncing along to the bass and vocal influence of the Fall or even Krautrock. Distinctly lacking, however, is a great pop song in a similar vein to ‘Cruelty’ or ‘Anti-Midas Touch.’ The unusual rhythms of Blown Away mean that this album is destined to grow on the listener.

Brand new, never played, unsealed

Midnight Music 1989

Track Listing
Rite of Passage
Tropic of Cancer
Living Fossil
Dead Sea Burning
Blown Away
Skyscrapers
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