These are the first recordings of London's newest beat combo, Brigadé Junk. Committed to tape and posterity 'under heavy manners' but with zen-like surety of the session's potential, in Spring '19, at Map Studios, just North of the River Thames.

1) Deadbeat Blues - The Beat shenanigans and 'angel headed hipsters' of late 50's San Francisco, supplanted to 21st century London Town.

2) The Radio Plays - A tale of love lost, and one's natural in-built reaction to such a predicament. A song for drunkards and ne'er do wells to hopefully take inspiration from, and solace in.

3) When my Train Comes - Questioning one's own moral fibre and whether regret and feigning interest in some kind of spiritual guidance will ultimately get you off the hook when the Grim Reaper comes a callin'. So, big themes and of course, train analogies, clocking in at just over a minute and a half.

A missive from the front line:
Brigadé Junk – here is a group working in a distinctly 20th Century medium. No year zero approach for this lot - but in this instance, that’s no bad thing. Taking their cue from those late 70’s musical powerhouses, The Attractions, The Stranglers, The Clash, The Blockheads, The Rumour et al, they’re trying to re-create a certain passion, vibe, work ethic and artistic truth that was omnipotent back then and connecting it in some surreal but linear way, to the here and now. They’re also using their literary heroes, and in particular The Be-at Generation (another quaint 20th century endeavour), to help them articulate their confusion, frustration and horror with the modern world, whilst simultaneously revelling in its overwhelming beauty and wonder – a piece of piss eh?

So all praise to Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, Huncke, Bukowski, Dylan and the rest for inspiration, advice and drinking tips.
And the women? too many to mention, but a quick tip of the titfer to Patti Smith, The Ronettes, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Vivienne Westwood, Anita Pallenberg and Yoko Ono should give you a view of who these cats dig in the sisterhood.

As for an ethos, their singer recently quipped "back in the day, Joe Strummer once said, when talking about his fledgling punk rock outfit, ‘We're anti-fascist, we're anti-violence, we're anti-racist and we're pro-creative. We're against ignorance'. It seems to us, even in these cynical times, those are still pretty good standards for a group to operate to. We can but fucking try".

So, if it's a soundbite you're after, here goes - lyrically sussed, musically tough, sartorially rough, politically just and philosophically bust, should just about cover it.

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(c) Kid Dreamboat