B-52s - Wild Planet LP americana The addition of pianos and

The addition of pianos and unorthodox effects has me considering GG King alongside other idiosyncratic punks like Geza X

while drummer Steve Wied was also well known and respected among those in the local scene

which almost sounds like the Buzzcocks unravelling at the seams while a Vogon watches on

and into the alternatingly dark and menacing / dreamy and pastoral explorations of perhaps his best known outfit THE GRIS GRIS

originally released in 1988

B-52s - Wild Planet LP americana The addition of pianos andHighly recommended. With their 1979 debut the Athens, Georgia, quintet had an improbable hit record, peaking at #59 on the Billboard 200 and attaining critical acclaim. The record established the B 52's as one of the key bands of the American new wave scene alongside loose peers like Blondie, Talking Heads, and Devo. The band had built up a large cache of songs in the years preceding their debut, and thus they went to work on second LP Wild Planet