The Lurkers

April 2026:

1. The Undertones – The Undertones (1979)
2. Louis Jordan – Somebody Up There Loves Me (1956)
3. V/A – The Virgin Suicides OST (1999)
4. Condumb – Condumb (2025)
5. Genre is Death – Talk (2024)
6. Beat Happening – Music to Climb the Appletree By (2003, recorded 1984-2000)
7. X – LIVE – January 10, 1981 Club 88, Los Angeles, CA (1981)
8. VHS and the Babies – S/T (2004)
9. Alice Donut – Dry Humping the Cash Cow – Live at CBGB (1994)
10.  Fleatbite – TTYL EP (2015)
11.  Miss World – Keeping Up With Miss World (2018)
12.  Aquarian Blood – A Love That Leads to War (2019)
13.  Charlie Parker – Boppin’ Bird (2025 Compilation, 1949, 1953)
14.  The Sleeveens – S/T (2024)
15.  Cullen Omari – New Misery (2016)
16.  The Beach Boys – Sunflower (1970)
17.  Brainwashed Victims – S/T Cassette Tape (2026)
18.  Peter Grudzien – Hunky Honky (1994)
19.  Honey Bane – You Can Be You EP (1979)
20.  The Lurkers – Peel Sessions (1978)
21.  Lunachicks – Babysitters on Acid (1990)
22.  The Feederz -Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss? (1983)
23.  Departmentstore Santas – At the Medieval Castle Nineteen 100-Year Lifetimes Since (2015)
24.  The Bluestars – Bluestars Comp (1965-1967)
25.  The Breeders – Pod (1993)
26.  Pagans – Everybody Hates You (Live) (1994)
27.  Sheer Anxiety – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (2026, recorded 2018-2025)
28.  Lupo Citta – Inverno (2026)
29.  Muddy Waters – Folk Singer (1964)
30.  Ramones – Too Tough to Die (1984)
31.  Michael Jackson – Off the Wall (1979)

I know I’ve said this before and I will probably say it again, when I do these monthly posts it always feels like I just did the previous one. Where did the month go? Where does time go? A wise man once said “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it.” True. With my precious time, I’ve spent much of it listening to music both new and old. I am a sucker for my old favorites, but I make an effort (as indicated here) to listen to things I’ve never heard before. Honestly this month not too many albums floored me, but most of these releases have at least one song if not several that I believe are phenomenal. If anyone who knows me reads this they may be surprised at what I have never actually sat down and listened to (or at least not to my recollection). Like the last two albums listed. Especially the Ramones. It may sound like sacrilege, but as I suspected, much of the mid-later Ramones albums only contain a few bangers, but the rest is not great. The first few albums are amongst the best recordings ever made. Not as much as you go further down the discography in my humble opinion. Still, Joey’s voice always kills me. I find it harder to finish a recording and be totally blown away by all of it the more I listen to. Not so much as a criticism of the artists, but more my own reaction. I’ve been making a point to put quality (whatever that is) over quantity. Not try to listen to too many things. What’s the point if you don’t retain most of it? It’s a balancing act! On one hand, I don’t want to lose touch and wish to keep an open mind. On the other hand, sometimes you just want to listen to your favorites. There’s only so much time. The holy Pagans, The Lurkers, and The Feederz (found them in an April-May 1984 Maximum Rock N Roll issue purchased at the Hassle Flea! May have heard before, but can’t recall!) blew me out of my tree this month. Enough rambling for now. On to May…. – Chris