Cymande - Second Time Round (Transparent Green Vinyl) Indie Music the folk-meets-freeform sonics evoke rich

the folk-meets-freeform sonics evoke rich 90s acoustic rock and the British post pop songwriting of Mark Hollis and David Sylvian

plus another that featured on the 1990 Melody Maker compilation Gigantic

Heavy metal greasers in their imported American muscle cars chicken racing with ice bears

surfer-girl ode "Ed Is Dead

More than just a stopgap along that progression

Cymande - Second Time Round (Transparent Green Vinyl) Indie Music the folk-meets-freeform sonics evoke richIn 1974, with the release of Second Time Round, Cymande solidified their place in music history. As children of the Windrush Generation, they were part of the first wave of innovators and originators of the fledgling Black British music scene. Taking influences from their Guyanese and Jamaican roots, the band fused reggae bass lines, Afro tinged Nyabinghi percussion, psychedelic rock touches, and American style funk instrumentation into a unique sound