Philisteens - Turn Up The Music

Name: Philisteens
Album: Turn Up The Music
Year: 1982
Style: New Wave
Similar Bands: Devo, Marshall Crenshaw, Buddy Holly, Knack, Cars, David Byrne
"One-Word" Review: That Nervous New-Wave Sound
Based Out Of: Albuquerque, NM
Label: Radio Free America Records

Cover, Record

Record, Back

Turn Up The Music (1982)

1. Turn Up the Music 3:43
2. She's Got You 3:30 / 
3. She Tells Me Nothing 3:55
4. Dead And Gone 5:04

Album Rating (1-10): 8.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Larry Otis - Guitar, Vox (Crawling Walls, High Inergy, Leiahdorus, Born Again)
• Mike Glover - Drums, Vox (Bright Blue Gorilla)
• Roger Neil - Bass, Vox, Synth Pedals (V.V.S.I)
• Kenneth A Pushkin - Exec Producer
• Craig Leon - Producer & Engineer
• Tom Bee - Coordinator

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, but they look like the perfect slice of new Wave or power-pop-pub rock. Lots of energy in their frame, even for a black & white pic. And I like their logo.

Album Review: They live up to their design very well...perfect oldies incorporated new wave rock with nervous jittery vocals, and energetic music. "She Tells Me Nothing" sounds like Devo. They seem to have had a big following around the ABQ-NM area, and had one full length out aside from this EP.

Stand Out Track: Turn Up The Music

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