Dig Me Out: 90s & 00s Rock

#539: Killjoy by Shihad


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On their 1995 sophomore album Killjoy, New Zealand's Shihad might fool you with their opening Helmet-like salvo of "You Again" and "Gimme Gimme," two tracks of chugging down-tuned riffage with bass and kick locked-in. But this is not a Helmet clone, or a clone of any American post-punk band you might conjure, as the band shows off a variety of stylistic and rhythmic approaches that recall late 80s albums by The Cure. Somehow this band managed to slip under our radar in the mid-nineties, which is surprising considering the comparisons to bands such as Barkmarket and Jawbox.

 

Songs In This Episode:

Intro - You Again

19:22 - Deb's Night Out

26:55 - The Call

34:34 - Bitter

41:49 - Silvercup

Outro - Gimme Gimme

 

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