Mike Peters passed. ❤️ RIP ❤️ I remember seeing an ad in a friend’s UK fanzine for the eponymous debut EP, and procuring it for review from IRS. That was a very apt format, as its stripped down folk-punk was cinematically huge stretched across 12 inches. Combining Welsh intelligence and broad protest energy, that record seemed to be the organic analog twin flame of U2’s intentions, and seemed like they were going to be the future of rock and roll. I still play the title track of the EP for friends when they drop by my apartment for sonic endeavors to this day. You can’t hear the power of that format here, but the video reckons why we were so enamored when it came out.
RIP Mike Peters of The Alarm, by Chris Estey
