The Sound of The Union of a Man and a Woman

Blistering avant-punk made by Virginia teens, 'The Sound of…The Union of a Man and a Woman' squealed and squalled and ear-piercingly feedbacked its way into Charlottesville legend in 1998 and thusly our dilated hearts. Formed when Neil Campbell, John Harouff and Kurt Beals were pre-teens, The Union of… was fully formed when they released their debut (and only) album, careening from Big Black racket to stretched-out Dead C art-rock. Minor Threat graduating from the Glenn Branca Academy of Compositional Fuckery. And coming in white hot with a raw, uninhibited spirit only available to us in those treacherous and glorious late teenage years. “Are Your New Shoes Fit for the New Dance?” sounds as fresh as it did in 1998. It all comes back around, kiddos. Get on the merry-go-round and keep your earballs open wide. 'The Sound of…' is an art-punk thrill ride that’ll bring your acne and body odor screaming back the fore. In a good way. Glad to be getting this one on vinyl for the first time in celebration of Jagjaguwar’s 30th anniversary.