SLUGS AND TOADS

A much-needed reissue of this obscure gem of British post-punk from 1981. The?Reflections were a sort of post-punk super-group formed by Mark Perry?(Alternative TV, The Good Missionaries, The Door And The Window),?Dennis Burns (Alternative TV), Karl Blake (The Lemon Kittens) and Nag?(The Door And The Window). Perry and Nag share vocal duties on an album that?opens with the disheveled pop nugget Tightrope Walker to go through more?reflective moments such as Demon of My Desires and Clamming Up, to?outbursts of noisy experimentation and free-form passages that verge towards no?wave (Nag Takes a Ride, The Parting). The wonderful cover of Roky?Erickson's The Interpreter deserves a mention as one of the highlights of a?flawless LP.?TRACKLISTING?A1. Tightrope Walker?A2. Zigzagging?A3. Keep It Easy?A4. Toy Dog Ripped by Cat?A5. Demon of My Desires?A6. The Human Touch?B1. The Interpreter?B2. Oh Baby, Look Out (It's the New Dance)?B3. I Had Love In My Hands?B4. Clamming Up?B5. Nag Takes a Ride?B6. The Parting