Category Archives: Record Review

Releases that get the scrutiny of The Post-Punk Monk.

Sparks Got “Mad!” and “Madder!” In 2025 [pt. 1]

Posted on December 17, 2025 by postpunkmonk

While it’s true Sparks new album, “Mad!” was released on May 23rd, I was hung up on the domestic issues I struggled with on a daily basis this year. I did not actually buy their new CD until August 10th, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Adele Bertei – When It’s Over 12″

Posted on December 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Adele Bertei: When It’s Over – UK – 12″ [1985] I will admit to being wrongly biased against Adele Bertei and it all came down to first hearing her [intentionally] strident performance on Thomas Dolby’s obnoxious single “Hyperactive” where she … Continue reading →

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Sorry We Weren’t Here Before Full EP “Forest Lights” Balanced Melody And Intensity To Hit A Post-Punk Target

Posted on December 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last June we enjoyed the debut single of Berlin’s Sorry We Weren’t Here Before and have been waiting for the full EP which was released late October on Germany’s Agoge Records label. The trio have once more plowed deeply into … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry Archives Busy This Time Of Year With “Love Is The Drug” 12″ + DLX RM of “Bête Noire”

Posted on December 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I saw today that a new Roxy Music 12″ single was released; an omnibus collection of the foundational single “Love Is The Drug.” That got me looking at the Bryan Ferry website as well and wouldn’t you know it, a … Continue reading →

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Black Boiler With Bloom Weave Dark Disco Spell With “Pilot”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This was something sleek and black so I thought we’d investigate this today. Black Boiler is the electric project of Laurent Audouin by way of Angers, France. Where he was once in an electropop band, Kyu, with Fabrice Nau of … Continue reading →

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 2]

Posted on December 8, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The rest of disc two offers a large [but not complete] sampling of the various B-sides and remixes that accompanied the original album release campaign but as usual, the devils [or in this case, the angels] … Continue reading →

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 1]

Posted on December 5, 2025 by postpunkmonk

In 1985, OMD finally managed to gain a foothold in the American Top 40 with their single “So In Love,” which matched the Top 30 performance of the song in the UK charts almost to a number. Number 27 in … Continue reading →

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