MIDNIGHT OIL - Place Without A Postcard LP post-hardcore But they are not merely

But they are not merely a retro 60’s band

The bruising eleven-track collection features a Scientists configuration much beloved by connoisseurs of the band’s work: singer-guitarist Kim Salmon

was in melodic power-pop mode

their most powerful closing song since "Dead End Angels"

layering and layering the sound live–one of the first examples of electronic repeat being used as part of the music

MIDNIGHT OIL - Place Without A Postcard LP post-hardcore But they are not merelyHighly recommended. Place Without a Postcard rails about awkward, unpopular truths affecting regular people. The street level struggles in the down and out suburbs, the mundane existence of the anonymous, the awkwardness of reality brought forth in a collection of sweaty, blotchy, ugly tales. At least three reasonably successful singles emerged from this album, the best known probably being opening track "Don't Wanna Be The One". But more memorable