Something To Believe In
Liberation Hall, 2022
9/10
Listen to Something To Believe In
The Scottish post-punk legends APB see the reissue treatment with this first singles compilation that was originally released in 1985, and it comes with a handful of bonus tracks to further document their greatness.
“Shoot You Down” starts the listen with crisp drums and acrobatic bass lines, as plenty of rhythm enters the punk-funk delivery, and this formula continues to the bouncy and droning “Talk To Me”, and hypnotic and melodic “Rainy Day”.
Further along, some New Wave nods populate the playful “Something To Believe In”, while the brighter post-punk sensibilities of “What Kind Of Girl?” sounds right at home in the mid ‘80s UK punk scene.
Of the bonus tracks, “Power Crisis” is particularly luminous, and recruits a buzzing, more ominous quality that swirls with mystery, and “Is The Music Loud Enough?” is dance floor ready with plenty of grit present and appreciated.
A band that have influenced household names like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Franz Ferdinand, these early songs truly prove how ahead of their time APB were, and the timelessness and technical musicianship sounds great to a first time listener like myself.
Travels well with: Satan’s Cats- Satan’s Cats; The Mutants- Curse Of The Easily Amused