distilling earworms into thin wisps of dreamlike atmosphere

The sheer energy this duo summons is awe-inspiring

still lingers

" enthuses guitarist Christian Savill - their diamantine melodies were mixed to a suitably hypnotic sheen at Los Angeles' famed Sunset Sound facility by Chris Coady (perhaps best known for his work with Beach House

in which each voice is detached from its owner or originator and anonymized

ROWLAND S HOWARD - Pop Crimes LP Instrumental distilling earworms into thin wispsROWLAND S. HOWARD started playing in teenage bands in late 70s Melbourne. Whilst still a callow youth he wrote Shivers, an undisputed classic. The song was recorded by his band THE BOYS NEXT DOOR who mutated into the BIRTHDAY PARTY and then relocated to Europe to wage a guerrilla campaign against the trivialities of the 80s, until they turned their fire upon themselves and disintegrated mid decade. Whilst his former associates have moved on to weekend