{"product_id":"briefs-platinum-rats-lp","title":"BRIEFS - Platinum Rats LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the hallmarks of postmodernism is ‘an eclectic mixing of styles. These styles can be from different historical periods and cultures, manifest in architecture, fashion and the arts…’ (1) another related aspect is the self conscious homage, the plundering of the past and the cobbling together of pastiche, on a first listen these were the kind of thoughts that were going through my head as an album that seemed rooted in ‘77 came blasting out the speakers, it seemed in danger of being a reproduction of a mythical musical origins story, punk as time travel, The Adverts meet The Rezillos!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Yes’ it sounds initially like a pastiche of early punk\/New Wave but The Briefs are completely aware of that and wear their influences and admirations proudly! On their website their bio comments ‘The Briefs take the stage like commandos of the New Wave, retro zombies from the Disco Inferno’! (2). They know who they are, they know what they do-and they do it very well indeed, these aren’t just punk retreads\/recycled riffs, this is a lesson in the art\/craft of New Wave\/pop punk (and that’s not pejorative)!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlatinum Rats is 12 examples of great songwriting, musically fresh and exhilarating and lyrically intriguing, the whole album sounds like one beautifully crafted melodic punk gem after another!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mx_9vT4_TMs?si=KEyQvPzguaFvkOtf\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67949392265310,"sku":"BRIEFS - Platinum Rats LP","price":44.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1273\/6111\/files\/briefs-platinumrats.jpg?v=1794109743","url":"https:\/\/www.strangeworldrecords.com.au\/products\/briefs-platinum-rats-lp","provider":"Strangeworld Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}