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ARTIST
BRONSKI BEAT
TITLE
The Age Of Consent: 40th Anniversary Edition
FORMAT
2CD
LABEL
LONDON RECORDS
CATALOG #
LMS 1725201
LMS 1725201
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
11/15/2024
Synth pop trio
Bronski Beat
's 1984 debut
The Age of Consent
is a rarity in musical history -- an album that both defined a generation and challenged the status quo. Its four singles, and particular lead single "Smalltown Boy," have endured with astonishing resonance, offering home to all listeners dreaming of escape from their familiar surroundings and situations. Every track on the album places the listener "in the room:" they are in it, living it, rolling inside each song's thematic meaning. Through the blue-eyed wonder of singer
Jimmy Somerville
's vocal pirouettes, they too take the punch of hate in "Why?," question the bible with alongside a male voice choir on "It Ain't Necessarily So," and watch the same crappy TV advertising on "Junk." They are part of the trade-off between lust and commerce in "Love and Money" and the heated near climax of "Need A Man Blues." 40 years later and
The Age of Consent
remains as prescient and vital as ever as it did on its original release; truly transgressive -- defiant, queer, and laden with hooks. To celebrate this important anniversary, London Records revisit the album across a series of expanded formats, uncovering sonic archival gems, new mixes, essays and more. Includes 24-page booklet featuring rare and unseen photos, and essays by:
Tom Rasmussen
,
Lesley Chow
,
Lucy Robinson
, and
Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
. Also available as 4CD/DVD (LMS 1725202) and 2LP (LMS 1725203). CD version comes in 4/4 six-page sleeve with three wallets. Includes remixes from
ABSOLUTE.
,
Planningtorock
,
The Knocks
,
Dave Audé
, and
Superchumbo
.
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