Gyrate

Paste Magazine Top 50 Post Punk Albums 1977-87 #34

Another female led post band and again I really like the vocals. The yelp and the growl is all there from Vanessa Briscoe. The album kicks off with an infectious, reptitive bass and drums. This is a theme of the album, the baselines are very danceable and with the added jangly guitars (surf rock style at times) it makes for a fantastic mix. Seveeal tracks really do stick in your head and make you move; whether is the intro on Volume, the ... read more

Its an alright Post-punk album. The songwriting just doesn't really click with me and the songs sound to similar to each other.

Paste Magazine Top 50 Post Punk Albums 1977-87 #34

Another female led post band and again I really like the vocals. The yelp and the growl is all there from Vanessa Briscoe. The album kicks off with an infectious, reptitive bass and drums. This is a theme of the album, the baselines are very danceable and with the added jangly guitars (surf rock style at times) it makes for a fantastic mix. Seveeal tracks really do stick in your head and make you move; whether is the intro on Volume, the ... read more

As part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene - which gave the world bands like R.E.M. and The B-52’s - Pylon may have never achieved the same mainstream recognition as their contemporaries. But Gyrate makes it abundantly clear that they were just as influential and innovative. The album distills post-punk energy into a sharp-edged, minimalist funk attack, pulsing with an urgency that still feels electrifying today.

Vanessa Briscoe Hay’s commanding, almost feral vocal ... read more