Au
A late-career resurgence blending 1960s garage simplicity with 1980s studio polish. Uncomplicated, rhythmic, and anchored by Reg Presley’s unmistakable breathy vocals.
1989 · New Rose Records
A late-career resurgence blending 1960s garage simplicity with 1980s studio polish. Uncomplicated, rhythmic, and anchored by Reg Presley’s unmistakable breathy vocals.
1989 · New Rose Records
Au represents a fascinating temporal collision where the primitive, stomping energy of the 1960s British Invasion meets the slicker, more compressed production values of the late 1980s. It is an album that refuses to overthink itself, leaning heavily into the 'Trogg-beat' - that signature, driving rhythmic simplicity that made the band famous decades prior. The sound is cleaner than their early garage recordings, yet it retains a certain stubborn earthiness that prevents it from feeling like a manufactured comeback. It is the sound of survivors who still find genuine joy in a well-placed power chord.
How does Au sound next to the rest of The Troggs's catalogue?
The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.
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