A spontaneous autobiographical disclosure. A free-form slo-mo listening party. A song a day. Yours to enjoy.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Theme Week - Glam, no Bowie (5/5)
Before David Sylvian developed into one of the most overwrought voices in rock, there was Japan. And before they became a flagship New Romantic outfit, Japan carried the Glam banner into some very hostile, late-'70s territory. You can hear the transition happening. Marc Bolan was dead and Margaret Thatcher was in charge. But Japan still exuded some of that futuristic glamour. This song barrels forward with a pounding dread and maybe something more ominous. Fall in love with me or else.
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