The Wake - crush the flowers (Sarah 7")

Ex-Factory post-punk band The Wake went indiepop in the late 1980s and this was their first single for Sarah Records. It starts off with the jaunty and delicate yet meaty title track. There are a lot of interesting sounds going on here, the melody is beautiful and the grindy guitar in the background makes it perfect.

B-side "Carbrain" is maybe more straightforward indiepop but i always loved the emotions stirred by this tune. New album is apparently "due early 2012", er thats now?