England's Hidden Reverse
- 456 pages
- 16 hours of reading
An obsessively researched biography of the three seminal music groups Coil, Current 93, and Nurse With Wound that also illuminates the history of the English underground scene.
David Lykes Keenan Books
David Keenan is an author and critic whose work delves into experimental and avant-garde arts. His writing is characterized by a raw energy and a profound interest in subcultures and music scenes. Keenan explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, often immersing readers in dark, bizarre worlds that reflect the complexities of human experience. His unique style and intense, immersive storytelling set him apart in contemporary literature.
But when punk rock arrives and the hard edge of the decade starts to reveal its true paranoid colours, Sammy finds himself increasingly isolated, especially after bizarre and gruesome away days in Glasgow and London.
This Is Memorial Device
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE MONTHLRB BOOK OF THE WEEKCAUGHT BY THE RIVER BOOK OF THE MONTHRoss Raymond and Johnny McLaughlin are two fanboys dedicated to the Airdrie post-punk scene of the early '80s - the glory years - when anything and everything seemed possible.