THE SHOUTLESS

“Out of Reach”

(Sweden 1985)

I’ve been to Sweden. It’s a clean, organized country where everyone has free health care and a job if they want one. Lots of Swedish bands sound like ABBA or the Cardigans, melodic and superficially well-adjusted.

Even the wailing feedback of Union Carbide Productions eventually devolved into the friendly jangle of The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

Which makes The Shoutless a real puzzle. This record might just be the most unrepentant garage rock howl of all time.

Maybe it’s the cold. Or maybe all the social engineering in the world can’t cure the human condition.

But give me some more of what ails them.

• Download “Out of Reach”

(Out of Reach EP - Rainbow Music RMX 3003)

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