TheCampus

Quick history lesson: the release of Attention Stockholm, in the midst of the 1980s political maelstrom marked the beginning of a new direction for indie music. Taking its cue from the mode of film and moving images the record was not so much sung as ‘spoken’. The speaker being Swedish translation student Virna Lindt. While on a train bound for London, she met songwriter Tot Taylor and told him of her plan to make a record like “a Hitchcock theme with a rock ’n’ roll beat”.

Artists Bob and Roberta Smith with their debut release – the song, Artists Ruin It – a fast-spun punky skank, tells how people who don’t ‘get’ the arts might imagine artists to be. The A-side is a noisy demonstration of rebellion which features Jessica Voorsanger on joint lead vocals, while the B-side leaves space for the listener to make their own ‘DIY’ version and post it back to the artists.

First new music in a while from legendary pop auteur (founder of The Compact Organisation, schoolboy band signed to Island, author, etc).