If you thought last week's song by Gallon Drunk leaned a little heavy on the vocal stylings of Nick Cave, you've got a point. And it made me take a long-overdue look at Cave's pre-Bad Seeds work. Despite my changing tastes and a drift toward peacefulness, it's good to know I still have an ear for the band's attractive violence. But it shortshrifts their strengths to focus on the anarchy and cathartic aggression. This track—their first single—is almost krautrock! Beyond the caterwauling and devilish organ, there's a sure-handed, insistent pulse that suggests that maybe the devil has more discipline than he gets credit for.The Birthday Party - Mr. Clarinet
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