WIPERS - Over The Edge LP blues emerges at the intersection of

emerges at the intersection of dreamy modern psychedelia and urgent fuzzed-out bliss

The off-kilter [droning love song] ‘Starpower’ … is sung [by Kim Gordon] in a frosty [Nico-evoking] monotone

"Famous punk bands such as The Sex Pistols and The Clash grabbed headlines as they captured the spirit of discontent in mid-Seventies Britain

tapped into the surging energy of their hometown rock-and-roll scene (mid-70s Detroit) to produce a style and a set of songs that

WIPERS - Over The Edge LP blues emerges at the intersection ofHighly recommended. The bleak, hard driven third LP by THE WIPERS (originally released in 1983) offers GREG SAGE at his most chased and breathless, lashing out with sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defense. While their debut LP provided the blueprint for grunge, and their second album recast the band as one of Americas premier postpunk bands, its Over The Edge that best exemplifies the Wipers sound. The jagged, effortless guitar lines,