OUT OF THE RUBBLE
Nobody ever said it was easy being a politically correct band. You have to dress in black, like fans of Depeche Mode, or kill yourself, like the late Joy Division. And your music is usually reminiscent of a Gregorian chant. No fun, no bounce and certainly no pop tunes.
OUT OF THE RUBBLE
Nobody ever said it was easy being a politically correct band. You have to dress in black, like fans of Depeche Mode, or kill yourself, like the late Joy Division. And your music is usually reminiscent of a Gregorian chant. No fun, no bounce and certainly no pop tunes. Painfully hip.
Welcome to the late '80s and the band that may change all that: the Thrashing Doves. The Doves (formerly the Climb) are comprised of the brothers Forman—Ken (vocals/guitar) and Brian (keyboards)—Ian Button (guitar/bass) and Kevin Sargent (drums) and they have a better idea. Personal politics. What a concept.
“Politics,” says Ken, sprawling on a couch at his record company office, “really that’s just living, after all. There was a whole spate of gloomy ‘political bands.’ But music is about life; you can call it personal politics. It’s like Joy Division—that makes some people horrifically depressed, but I found there to be something real in there. Many of the bands that followed were just saying, ‘Well, this is a depressed emotion,