Written by John on January 9, 2021
THE CRAVATS
‘The Colossal Tunes Out’
Label: Overground Records
12-track LP OVER 178LP – edition of 500 with poster
What happened in February 1983 then?
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested, unemployment hit an all-time high, the Mini Metro was Britain’s best selling car and The Cravats released a flipping stonking LP on Corpus Christi Records.
Played to pieces by Peel and hugging the indie chart’s midriff for a good few weeks, every track on ‘Colossal’ is indeed ruddy enormous.
Like everything by these dada-dealing daddios the music is a highly calculated cacophony of pounding drums, behemoth bass and fraught … READ MORE