THE POGUES - Rum, Sodomy and Lash ROCK > PROGRESSIVE ROCK Georgia was buzzing with a

Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene

The debut LP from the fiercely independent and highly influential post-punk band Pylon was originally unleashed in 1980

now re-issued on their own Extreme Eating imprint

Emma-Jean Thackray and Makaya McCraven

even while knowing the tragedy that often awaits those who dare to dream

THE POGUES - Rum, Sodomy and Lash ROCK > PROGRESSIVE ROCK Georgia was buzzing with aTHE POGUES Rum, Sodomy and Lash LP Black 180g Vinyl Produced by Elvis Costello, the Pogues second album brilliantly courted irish drinking music with the thornier aspects of punk. Cait O Riordan would eventually marry the producer and leave the band, but Shane Macgowan always made it his show and here he exploits his barfly voice to full effect. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is worthy of Tom Waits, while A Pair of Brown Eyes is as sentimental