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New Too Much Joy?

They defined early 90s DC and HFS for me.  And I saw them a lot and they were always fun.  After an eternity Too Much Joy have confirmed new music coming out.  Here’s a couple of links:

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/too-much-joy-announce-first-album-in-24-years-listen-to-new-single-pong/

Following Tim Quirk on IG and Twitter it looks like the did some social distancing sessions and have recently wrapped up recording.  They’re looking for some help crowdfunding the production, but if all goes well they say be end of year we’ll have a new album.  Here’s a listen of some of their new stuff:

Here’s where you can pitch in to get the album made:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-new-too-much-joy-lp#/

I love the photos from the recording sessions.  Tim sporting both Clash and Specials t-shirts.

New Psychedelic Furs!!!

I know I am biased.  I’ve been a huge Furs fan since Forever Now in high school.  And I think Richard Butler is one of the best, if not just most unique vocalists in any genre.  So I am super stoked for this new album.  It sounds current without giving up the successful Furs formula from the 80s.  And the track “Come All Ye Faithful” is just dark, eerie, but just invites me back over and over again.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-psychedelic-furs-made-of-rain/

New Hoodoo Gurus

While I haven’t followed them in many years, their first three albums helped define me in the 80s.  And they have a new song which rocks.  But the video alone makes it relevant:

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