Nostalgia Kills

Sealed - Brand new limited edition vinyl on Flying Nun label. Released only on vinyl!

Since first presenting their symptoms to the public five years ago, Sharpie Crows have become that band, the disorganised and slightly frightening sick musical cousins. Where others of their generation try to recreate the sprightly joys of their older brothers' record collections, Sharpie Crows prefer to burp and regurgitate the sinister, unwashed side of popular music.

'Nostalgia Kills' is not just a manifesto, it's a long-playing record. It collects tracks previously distributed at shows by the band themselves on home-printed CD-Rs with titles like 'Greed' and 'Mass Grave/Golf Course'. It's one of the few contemporary local records that will make your future children think you must once have been cool. You will not hear acoustic guitar, disco hi-hats, or cute winks to pop history.

You will hear a recklessly propulsive band in love with rhythm and noise. There is the scent of Skeptics, The Fall, and the Birthday Party; what they smell is post-punk's determination to make every song an unrepeatable anomaly.