AMONG THE POST-PUNK CRÈME DE LA ...

Few bands represent the early 1980s England DIY aesthetic for me than ANIMALS & MEN , a now-reformed band who received little if any notice during their first time around 1979-82, but who stamped a huge mark on my brain by virtue of their classic 45 “Don’t Misbehave In The New Age” . Until it started coming out again on compilations like “ MESSTHETICS ” and the recent “Never Bought, Never Sold” LP of early Animals & Men singles and demos, the song was one of those whose name had been completely lost to me in the dim recesses of memory, but a tune I could hum & remember perfectly. It’s a remarkable slice of ramshackle, garagy UK DIY chug ....

midnight Saturday 27th December 2008 EST