The Soft Boys -- "Wading Through a Ventilator"
I just recently discovered this track on a compilation -- it's not on either of the Soft Boys' two studio LPs, Can of Bees or Underwater Moonlight, and I'm not sure of its history. It's a killer track, though, that more perfectly embodies the Soft Boys' unique "psychedilic punk" sound than anything else I've heard from them. From the first notes, this song offers a relentless sonic assault, an uptempo snarl of bass, drums, and guitar that matches Robyn Hitchcock's verbal snarling. Somehow, though, the guitars manage to chime through the bridge, adding a great jangle-pop quality to the recording.
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