1965 - PreAmp

Since the early 90’s, the Afghan Whigs have been churning out distinctively pungent tales of twisted love and bitterness. Unfairly tagged with the “grunge” label, the band was one of the first non-North Western additions to the roster of the now famous Sub Pop label. If you have followed the musical progression of the band, from the loud, trashy, post-punk, dissonant sounds of Up In It (1990), to the more polished, united, yet darkly bitter, Congregation (1992) and Gentleman (1994), to the vengeful, crime story-ish portraits on the commercially unsuccessful Black Love (1996), then you probably won’t be surprised by the sound of 1965 (1998).
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April 10, 1998 | Filed Under press-reviews-1965 | Comments Off