Saturday, September 19, 2020

Red House - 25 Reasons/Teenbeat 7" (1983, Wave Seven)

Here I am sharing a single I don't actually own (but really have no excuse not to).  This isn't the Red House from New Jersey whose album I shared eons ago, rather this was an even less renown band bearing the same moniker.  The Red House in question were actually Minneapolis denizens, and frontman Mark Freeman came from a late '70s post-punk outfit, NNB, who also released but one single before closing shop.  Both tracks here border on excellent, with "25 Reasons" representing itself as a comparatively insular but forward-thinking pop-rock number.  The darker "Teenbeat" is antithetical to it's title with minor chord shadings and a subtle but well-placed piano line situated around the chorus.  A big thanks to whomever ripped the files for this one. 

A. 25 Reasons
B. Teenbeat

Hear

2 comments:

davidwolfsonnc said...

Can't thank you enough for this one. Had the physical single back when it came out and it has gone astray. "25 Reasons" has been a kind of holy grail for me. Thank you.

frank linehan said...

this is off topic but how do i put my band's bio up on this site ?! franklinehan73@gmail.com