from the 7” single, Bridge House Records, 1981Oh yeah, this is the stuff man… Equal parts Joy Division, Bauhaus, & Gary Numan, this scorching track from the relatively unknown Wasted Youth (no relation to the Cali hardcore crew of the same name) gets everything right: driving rhythm section, minor chord harmonies, weird synth effects hovering about, and a dreamy (not to mention catchy) chorus with forcefully processed vocals; not surprisingly, a Martin Hannett production. Gothic new wave post-punk bliss. The precious few people who remember this band are typically fans of the guitarist Rocco Barker, who later went on to find moderate fame with the band Flesh For Lulu (a John Hughes favorite), but most of the mood on these early singles owes far more to drummer Andy Scott and bassist Darren Murphy, who provided the relentless metronomic pulse that makes their sound so appealing, to me anyways.
