In the late 80s one of my favourite zines was Cloth Ears, it used to feature the more pop punk side of things, The Sect, Senseless Things, Perfect Daze, Snuff, Mega City 4 and this bunch of ramshackle tune smiths from Redditch. Andrea of Cloth Ears was involved with Fourth Dimension records and helped get this out. I had only read about them in the zine and never heard them but they were influenced by Descendents, Hard-ons and the above mentioned bands so they seemed like something I would be into it so when Andrea told me she was putting this out I ordered ten copies, not just because I thought I might wear it out from playing it so much (although I did come close to be honest) but also to distro it as I was certain it would rock. Identity came across as laid back and shoddy couldn't care less types in the interviews and on vinyl they kept that up with fuzzy pop punk gems and speedy short bursts of energy. Each side also played at a different speed but no mention of it on the stickers on the vinyl. I totally loved them and got a tape off drummer Malc of an LP and EP they had recorded when I interviewed them for ENZK. I played that tape to death too but the album didn't get released back then and the band broke up/evolved into Funbug.
Total summery tuneage: Identity - some kind of fun EP
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