Artist: THE NECESSARIES

the necessaries - "state of the art" (download) From : NYC Album : Big Sky ( Sire - 1981) Genre(s) : new wave, power pop, punk rock Recommended if you like : MSG, Liquid Liquid, Arthur Russell Worth noting : Arthur Russell played keyboards, cello, guitar and did some vocals on this record. Buy : iTunes

• the necessaries - “state of the art” (download)

How is it that I only heard of The Necessaries a few days ago?! You'd think enough people who love Murmur or early Talking Heads or any smart New Wave pop would've championed these guys a long ago. I'm shocked that the Arthur Russell (keybs and vox) curators haven't been all over this, especially since it's a such a different context for his special genius. At any rate, I'm happy to do my part. If you're a fan of any of the aforementioned, go find their Event Horizon record. I wonder if [...]

• THE NECESSARIES - more_real.mp3