Various, The Birthday Party, Radio Birdman, The Saints, *** *** - Inner City Sound

Review by Christopher Alcxxk

With its island setting leading to combination of an imported culture and an artist alienation, it's hardly surprising that, during the late '70s and early '80s, Australia produced a number of intriguing bands in the wake of Punk. This explosion was documented in Clinton Walker's book, Inner City Sound (something like the Antipodean equivalent of Michael Azerrad's Our Band Could Be Your Life), the reprint of which this double CD is a companion to.»