In Defence of Compassion

Punk · 1989 · 20 tracks · 1h 18m

In Defence of Compassion

Twenty tracks of literate, acoustic-led anarcho-punk. A masterclass in wry British observation, trading distortion for poetic grit and suburban melancholy.

1989 · Mutant Sounds (2)

A weary, sharp-eyed intelligence mixed with a persistent, quiet melancholy.

Tracklist · 20 Tracks · 1h 18m

01

The Nurse

3:54

02

Flashpoint

4:39

03

Suburbs

3:06

04

Subversion

2:12

05

Cold Climate / Problems

6:53

06

Smelborp

1:54

07

Secret File

9:04

08

Behind the Mirrors

4:31

09

Secret File Part 2

0:47

10

Sudden Pause

3:18

11

No Cold Water

3:40

12

Cumulonimbus

6:03

13

Political Stances

3:32

14

Diary

3:17

15

Motorbike Sluts From Hull

1:57

16

Typically English Day (Sax Solo)

4:21

17

Somnambulist

3:17

18

Lovers

4:02

19

Mountaineer's Lament

3:30

20

Don't Tell Me

4:28

Moments Worth Listening For

The nine-minute sprawl of Secret File where the narrative tension builds through repetitive, hypnotic acoustic strumming.

A lonely saxophone solo cutting through the sparse arrangement of Typically English Day.

The sudden shift from the cold atmosphere of track 5 into the brief, jarring Smelborp.

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