Slip It In is an extension of the sound Black Flag utilized on its second album My War: heavy, cathartic, intense, dense and progressive. At this point, Black Flag was considered by many to be one of the leading bands of the American punk scene.
Aurora’s FRANTIX transfixed the early 1980s Colorado punk scene with their unique sound and chaotic live show, releasing just two EPs before evolving into The Fluid, Sub Pop’s first non-Seattle band who helped lead the grunge invasion of the mainstream.
Keith Morris and his crew of punk rock misfits, featuring members of Red Kross and Hot Snakes, reissue their first four EPs of fire-spitting hardcore punk that attempts to sound and look like a Black Flag record.
It’s only fitting that No Time For Dreaming’s producer, Thomas Brenneck (also a member of The Dap-Kings and The Budos Band), would recognize in Bradley a kindred musical spirit – a singer whose performances exude both raw power and poignant beauty.
The Cars' Shake It Up (1981) fuses new wave cool with rock energy, featuring the infectious title track, which became the band's first Billboard Top 10 single.