Josef K

You know how I love Orange Juice? I've written about it on here before, holmes. Orange Juice and Postcard Records were indie heaven in the early eighties. Well another band I love which was also released by Postcard is Josef K. Son of a bitch this shit is good. If you love OJ and are looking for something similar, then your prayers are answered. As jangly as all hell and melodic as fuck. Poor Scottish countrymates, Franz Ferdinand kinda look like A holes.

Josef K released their first album, The Only Fun In Town in 1981, after having recorded essentially the same album already, in 1980, called Sorry For Laughing, but thinking they had made it too polished. They were both brilliant. The smoother version sounding just as fresh as the punkier recording.

Unfortunately all this shit is out of print. Like a lot of the good stuff, no iTunes, no cds and no lps. But you can still open your god damned eyes and peep this wonderful vid from Youtubes. Quality is sorta poor, but still...magic.