Self-described as ‘Gay Church Folk Music’ by leader Joel Gibb, The Hidden Cameras won overwhelming critical acclaim, blending superb lyrics with heart-rending melodies and grand, fulsome arrangements.
A couple years into the new millennium and the emo scene that once had enough space for a band as brazen in their fusion of slowcore, jazz, and post-hardcore as Boston's Karate would barely be reflected in a cookie-cutter style commercialized by major lab
This 45th Anniversary 'Deluxe' edition compiles the original studio album together with a bonus album containing the complete Essential Logic studio recordings from 1978 - 1983
Meet Me in the City, released in 1999, is an eclectic combination of Kimbrough's live recordings, some of which were recorded in his house. The ambience is intimate with hypnotic guitar lines, brooding vocals, and mesmerizing grooves.