Street Waves

This song, by post-punk pioneers Pere Ubu is my favorite find of this year. Off of their classic debut The Modern Dance, this song literally enters my brain and throws molotov cocktails around and just pretty much shits on everything. The opening riff is just so classic, so simple, so evil. The drumming is the real highlight though, the cymbals tap out morse code for the insane while sparse toms add a whole other dimension to the rampage. The solo that comes in at 1:10 is awesome, its pure fire, with the bass flowing over the top of it like lava and the drums banging out that signature rhythm. And then its quiet..the bass keeps playing, some light picks from the guitar, the drummer slowly punching his way through, and that synth player making creepy halloween sounds. And then- BAM, Pere Ubu have come back and they are riding a 40 foot street wave into your house to make love to the weakest member of your family.
5.0/5.0
A classic.