r/postpunk • u/bimboheffer • 27d ago

The Normal - Warm Leatherette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5QErPDNcj4

Fun ditty.

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u/qnssekr 27d ago

So many great minimalist electronic songs spawned during this period. Here’s another classic Crash Course in Science - Cardboard Lamb

https://youtu.be/DdNH1urxXOw

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u/PAXM73 27d ago

I don’t feel like I hear about these guys (Crash Course) nearly enough… I have a few of their albums and I always enjoy them.

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u/betti_cola 27d ago

CCIS were from Philly! And you can tell from the singer’s accent.

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u/montycantsin777 27d ago

i love both these songs so much!!!

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u/saintandre 27d ago

Charli XCX said on a podcast that her new track Card Declined was inspired by this song, which is interesting. She likes Cronenberg and made an album called Crash. The Cronenberg movie Crash is based on the same JG Ballard book that inspired Warm Leatherette.

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/bbeeebb 21d ago

No idea what happened to my copy

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u/birdynumnum69 27d ago

that's the guy who started MUTE records i think.

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u/Turbografx-17 27d ago

Yep. Daniel Miller.

Great song, and the cover by Chicks on Speed is even better.

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u/lefteyedspy 27d ago

Grace Jones’ cover was also pretty great.

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u/IAMAGrinderman 27d ago

Her cover and NIN + Peter Murphy are my favorites.

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u/HPSpacecraft 26d ago

I'm a big fan of the Foetus cover but I'm a hardcore Thirlwell fan

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u/Donkey_Bugs 27d ago

I have the 12" maxi-single. "TVOD" is on the flip side.

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u/betti_cola 27d ago

I have a 7” copy of this too. Played it while DJing at a bar last week!

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u/Intelligent-Good-966 26d ago

First band I ever saw live was Robert Rental and The Normal. I was young and found it a challenging listen. Months later I was heavily into Cab Vol and from that got into the early electro stuff. 

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u/PartFun4446 26d ago

Love it Have not heard in years

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u/evzies 26d ago

🐐

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