The 10 track album was recorded in both Ireland and England (Dublin and Norwich) throughout the winter of 2015 / 2016 – Now and Then…! is the sound of a collaboration that has grown together and artists that are more confident about their abilities.
In 2013 when the announcement was made that Steve Ignorant was returning to recording with a bunch of Irish reprobates, some were sceptical, not least the band themselves…but the resultant deliberately lo-fi angry slab of vinyl sold very well and garnered a lot of support. Three years on, with gigs ranging from pubs and clubs in the UK to festival slots in America and Canada, the band have recorded “Now and Then…!”. The material is a combination of new songs and reworked…
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…songs from Steve Ignorant’s post-Crass days and Paranoid Visions unreleased or underplayed material.
Musically ranging from the Gang of Four-esque “Look Mummy Clowns” or “Bleak Town Revisited” to the Ramonesy(sic) “Loudmouth” , the dark “Fan the Flames” or speed punk of “Something More” shows the band as creatively adept and eclectic as ever. But the powerful recordings of Schwartzeneggar’s “Art and Craft” , Stratford Mercenaries “No More Running” and “Where is Love” demonstrate a passionate vocalist who still believes every word he said and believed at the time they were originally released.
1. Look Mummy Clowns [06:11]
2. Loudmouth [02:32]
3. Strange Girl 2016 [04:39]
4. Something More [03:05]
5. Fan The Flames [05:12]
6. Where Is Love [03:50]
7. Bleak Town Revisited [04:34]
8. Art And Craft [05:11]
9. No More Running [01:56]
10. War [06:37]