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Positive Touch
Rock · 1981 · 7 tracks

Positive Touch

A sophisticated pivot from teenage punk to nervous new wave. Jagged guitars, piano accents, and Feargal Sharkey's signature quaver in a more contemplative light.

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It is like the punk kids grew up, bought some nice sweaters, and started writing smarter pop songs.

A nervous, melodic restlessness that feels like growing out of your hometown.

Positive Touch · vs · The Undertones
Autumn Walk+4.0σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Fascination
2:23
04
Crisis of Mine
2:27
06
His Good Looking Girlfriend
3:08
10
Sigh and Explode
2:46
11
I Don’t Know
2:44
12
Hannah Doot
2:50
13
Boy Wonder
2:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unexpected piano flourish that brightens the nervous tension of Fascination
The way the guitar hook in His Good Looking Girlfriend feels both urgent and strangely polite
The sudden, sharp brass stabs that punctuate the rhythm on the title track
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