Idiot Sun

Very nice clean vinyl with a smart clean cover. Includes lyric sheet..

Formed by Hamilton ex-pat Jon Mcleary in 1981 The Spines are probably the only Wellington band from the early post-punk era to still be playing, having opened for The Buzzcocks no less in 2010. With arrangements featuring bagpipes and saxophones The Spines were perhaps too experimental/ folky to be easily identifiable as 'punk' but nonetheless had an audience in the hippy-punk scene of the early 1980s. The original line-up recorded at Sausage Studios in 1981 and released their first two singles, Fishing and Punch, on Auckland's Ripper Records which featured some big name artists of the time The Androidss, Newmatics and The Swingers.
Described by Simon Grigg as having an almost "post gothic darkness about them"Grigg, S., "[1]" the mournful tone of their music coupled with the ethereal vibe of Naked Spots Dance and the political agit-punk of RIOT 111 for a boxing day gig at Rock Theatre in 1981 seems an appropriate way in which to send out the most violent year in modern New Zealand history. Following these initial singles The Spines released two albums on Wellington label Jayrem and Dunedin indie icon Flying Nun. Jon McLeary went on hiatus after after this reforming the band again 1996.