pearl harbor and the explosions

​Pearl Harbor & The Explosions (from the album Pearl Harbor & The Explosions available on Blixa Sound)
The fact that this 1980 gem has remained under the radar its entire life is a mystery. Then again, the music business and the listeners ability to consume so much junk that lies beyond the good stuff is also a mystery. The remastered and reissued self-titled debut from San Francisco’s Pearl Harbor & The Explosions may finally have its day some 29 years after its initial release, a day well deserved. Pearl Harbor & The Explosions,led by front-woman Pearl E. Gates (aka Pearl Harbor) hits on the musical innovation of 1980’s Indie Rock, from the snappy Joe Jackson-style precision to the spikey energy of SoCal punks, X. This is an album loaded with songs that will take squatter rights in your head with no intention of leaving, and you find yourself just fine with your new tenants.
The opener in the cut “Drivin’” sets the pace of hook after hook, with things really kicking into high gear on “Don’t Come Back”, a tune with highlights such as a ripping guitar solo that comes in a flurry of quick punches. “Shut Up and Dance” is a spastic single, begging for a crowded club singing along to the chorus of ‘shut up, shut up, shut up and dance’. “So Much for Love” moves into ballad territory with clever word-play, where Pearl Harbor knocks songs about Ipanema, trying tenderness, and those people whose aims may or may not be true. The remastered and reissued treatment comes complete with B-Sides and live cuts, odd covers and a throwback radio spot from 1979.  Any punk or new-wave collection that features The Jam or Devo needs this record. 
Listen and buy the music of Pearl Harbor & The Explosions from AMAZON
 

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