Pop Scum / Not The Worst Of..., by Beatnik Filmstars

Pop Scum / Not The Worst Of...

by Beatnik Filmstars

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eldudowski dang it this is bloody awesome. what was I doing not listening to this band for so long? fuzzy gungy lo-fi indie rock heroics shot thru with more pop nous than the next dozen pretenders with precious hair and no fkn clue. ❤️

deadshotkeen Cracking stuff. Some hints of their peers (Pavement, The Fall and Guided By Voices most notably) but with more of a US garage filter than any of those, which perhaps explains why they didn’t garner as much attention back then. More The Seeds than the then de rigueur Wire. Great lyrics and themes without ever coming across as arch or preachy. Clearly underrated. Hopefully this goes some way towards getting them the reappraisal they richly deserve. Favorite track: How To Succeed In Failure.

Bishbashbosh An excellent retrospective collection of songs from one of Bristol's finest! Favorite track: New Jam Shoes.

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	1.	Curious Role Model 03:02
	2.	Bigot Sponger Haircut Policy 02:39
	3.	Rumpus Throw 01:57
	4.	Our Celestial Pilot 00:46
	5.	New Jam Shoes 02:00
	6.	Wrong 02:37
	7.	Milk 01:48
	8.	Seeing Stars 01:15
	9.	Amazing Sense Of Style 00:58
	10.	Mess 01:41
	11.	Always Meet In A Light Grey Place 01:33
	12.	How To Succeed In Failure 01:30
	13.	Long Way To Go 03:26
	14.	Five Hidden Aces 02:08
	15.	Tearing Apart My World 04:11
	16.	Artist V Star 02:12
	17.	Wild Eyed & Restless & Free 01:49
	18.	Pop Girl 03:28
	19.	50-50 Split 01:21
	20.	Pirates 04:08
	21.	(Beat) Clear (Beat) Clear (Beat) Clear 02:12
	22.	The Old Fool 02:05
	23.	Go Home! This Life Is Killing You 01:44
	24.	His Part In The Death Of A Lottery Winner 01:24
	25.	Apathetic English Swine 02:50
	26.	(Play That) Wonky Music (White Boy) 02:17
	27.	Inside The Mind Of Sam 01:54
	28.	Buffalo Bill Haircut 02:25
	29.	Supremer Queener 02:23
	30.	Hairstyle Of A Smug Bastard 00:58
	31.	13th Annual Showdown 02:18
	32.	Skiving In Mono 02:50
	33.	Climbing Mountains 01:34
	34.	Missed 04:22
	35.	Wing Off A Plane 02:22
	36.	Now I'm A Millionaire 02:57
	37.	Vicious Bookseller 01:48
	38.	Freedom Fields Forever 03:19
	39.	Try Some To See 02:16
	40.	I Eat Healthy Food 02:51
	41.	Ransack The Misfits 02:52
	42.	Dog (Y)Ears 02:13
	43.	National Pool Drama 01:58
	44.	New Boyfriend & Black Suit 04:12
	45.	The Greatest Of Minds 01:33

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A Co-Release with Old Bad Habits Label in Greece.

If you live nearer to Greece than the UK, and Americans especially, and you want the vinyl version of this LP, we suggest you order from them to save on the postage costs.

But you are obviously welcome to order from us, and as always, if you tell us to ship SURFACE MAIL we will, and then we refund any over-postage (because we're nice.)

Beatnik Filmstars.
A Lo-Fi, Garage, Indie-Rock band from Bristol that lasted most of the 90's and again a few years later...The best way to describe them is Eclectic! Nothing was ever out of bounds. From pure out and out hooky Indie-pop tunes, to weird oddities and crazed noise blasts!

John Peel was a huge supporter. (5 Sessions!!)

Here they have collected 45 of their favourite songs, and what a mighty fine collection it is too! Imagine if you will a sort of 'White Album' for a band who had no money and had to record as and when & where and how they could, and as cheaply as possible!

We think you'll be impressed!

In their time they played shows around the world, supported all your favourite big indie names (The Fall, Flaming Lips, Superchunk, Archers Of Loaf, Wedding Present, Slowdive, Guided By Voices, Blur, Lush, The Rod Jane & Freddie Experience etc...) and it was suggested by one magazine they might have been the influence for Blur leaving their 'Country House' and Woo Hoo-ing their way back to the top of the charts with a harder sound... Pavement got the credit, but those who knew, knew.
We're saying nothing.

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released November 10, 2021

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