Buried deep in the suburbs of West London you might come across The Bitter Springs, reincarnated from a previous existence as The Last Party this band has been releasing a singular type of very English music since 1985. They have cultivated a close alliance with that old punker Vic Godard, but they have been mostly ignored over the years by the music industry and the music press.
I of course have a different view and feel they have produced a strong body of what I term very modern English music in this period and in Simon Rivers they have a chronicler of all that's often wrong with modern day life.
The band themselves seem to pay a multitude of instruments and create different sounding songs to accompany Simon's great lyrics. For me it was a difficult choice picking any tracks to emphasise my point but I have chosen these three and I hope they point the way to a day when perhaps this band will be recognised for how good they really are.
The Bitter Springs - Gary Glitter Fan Convention
The Bitter Springs - Thee Idiots Computing
The Bitter Springs - Benny Hills Wardrobe
The Bitter Springs - Even Now
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