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Expensive Sound

by Empire

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Empire 03:16
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Hot Seat 03:23
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Today 02:52
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Safety 02:45
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Him Or Me 02:58
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New Emotion 03:27
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Stand 03:38

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Empire was an offshoot of punk legends Generation X, very influential for the ‘80s Washington D.C. hardcore and UK neo-psychedelic scenes, acting somehow as the missing link between new wave and grunge. “Expensive Sound” was originally released in 1981, their music was raw, bare, warm —distinct from the glacial, antiseptic pop that would dominate the decade.

While “Expensive Sound” may be better known for the bands it inspired — the neo-psychedia of The Stone Roses and the athletic fretwork of Fugazi — they deserve appreciation on its own merits: one of the finest guitar pop records of the era.

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Empire fue un proyecto surgido de una escisión de las leyendas del punk Generation X, muy influyente para las escenas hardcore de Washington D.C. en los 80 y de neo-psicodelia británica, funcionando de alguna manera como el eslabón perdido entre la new wave y el grunge. “Expensive Sound” se publicó originalmente en 1981, su música era cruda, desnuda, cálida, distinta del pop glacial y antiséptico que dominaría esa década.

Si bien “Expensive Sound” puede resultar más conocido por las bandas a las que inspiró, desde The Stone Roses a Fugazi, merece reconocimiento por sus méritos propios: uno de los mejores discos de pop guitarrero de la época.

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released June 6, 2022

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Munster Records is an independent Spanish label created in the 1980s. In the last decade its main focus has been reissues of punk, garage, rock and other akin genres and subgenres. From its early days, Munster was conceived as a label catering for the demanding music fan and record collector, releasing its records on both CD and vinyl, the latter usually as limited editions ... more

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