How The Suburbs

The Astronauts - Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs
Flac + Log (separate tracks) - no Cue | Full Scans 300dpi | 272 MB
Rock/Punk | Lazy Dog Records | Catalog#: LZDCD 801 | 1994 (original release 1981)

'Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs' was released in 1981 to widespread acclaim. Incredibly it received great reviews in virtually all the UK music press. The typical Astronauts audience at the time was largely hardcore punks attracted by the energetic gigs and a handful of hippies so the album was something of a surprise. Full of heartfelt folk ballads and featuring legendary jazz saxophonist Lol Coxhill the album was not what fans had expected but appealed to a different audience. The contradiction of heavy chaotic punk performances and structured melodic alternative pop/folk/ambient songs continues to this day.