Wipers - The Circle

These later Wipers albums are the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for those who bother making it past 1983. Greg Sage’s genius is overwhelming.

The ONLY downside of this album is that it doesn’t carry on exploiting the everliving fuck out of the sound which Wipers had crafted on Follow Blind. If you’re looking for more literal drugs on streaming then you won’t find them here - but if all you want is punk rock perfection, you’re in luck again. There’s a healthy dose of darkness to keep the atmosphere levels high, but above all it intends to rock smoothly and it succeeds at doing so like it’s its JOB or something. It’s the closest other album you’ll find to Over the Edge, so disregard the mismatch in ratings if you’re a true fan of that LP.