Here's another, slightly overlooked now, essential piece of indiepop history. The Young Marble Giants' music would probably be dismissed by the twee-haters today but when they emerged in the late '70s I imagine they must have been considered rather unusual, even by the standards of the time.
YMG's distinctive sound derived from the combination of electric organ, rather choppy guitar and Alison Statton's lovely haunting vocals, expertly (under-)produced by the band themselves. Colossal Youth, their only album, is a lo-fi classic from before anything called "lo-fi" even existed.
This was one of the singles from that album, released in 1980.
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