A short-lived early-80s band that left behind a handful of sharp, wiry songs.
For a quick sense of them, try 'Strictly Game' or 'Niagara Falls.' They're both tense, economical, and sound exactly like 1982.
They arrived right when New York's downtown scene was splintering into new shapes, and their records caught that restless energy. Songs like 'Carpetbaggers' from their debut 'Soup for One' even managed to stir up some political chatter at the time. They weren't around long, but their catalog holds up as a snapshot of a specific moment.
They formed in the early 80s with Bob Bert, Frank Infante, Tom Moraldo, and Keith LeBlanc. They put out three albums in quick succession, 'Soup for One,' 'Burning Paris,' and 'On the Waterfront', before Infante left in 1983. A final album, 'Positively Harlem Shakes,' came out in 1984, and they were done by 1985.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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