![]() They took the energy of punk sensibility and injected it with a hefty dose of John Waters trash culture and satirical Southern charm. The infectiously delightful album is chock full of gorgeous guitar hooks, the primal whoops of 50s Yma Sumac records, old fashioned call-and-response, and clever wordplay verging on the psychedelic.Įxploding on the scene during the height of cynical nihilism in the punk and no wave worlds, The B-52s embraced the retro look and the retro hook alike, pumping up their high energy with Ricky Wilson’s guitar jangles and Keith Strickland’s hypnotic drumming beautifully tying it all together. The new wave quintet from Athens, GA released their sophomore album Wild Planet on 27 August 1980, bypassing their kitschy 1979 debut and songwriting on this release. “Surpriiiiise! Where’s your icebox? Where’s the punch?” On 27 August 1980, the B-52s gleefully crashed the New Wave party with their second studio album Wild Planet, opening the scene with Fred Schneider’s unmistakable bark: ![]()
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