Impurity

by New Model Army

Impurity cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:13
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Nelson, Robert Heaton, Pat Collier, Ed Alleyne-Johnson, Justin Sullivan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The fifth studio album by the politically fierce British outfit incorporates an increased presence of acoustic folk instrumentation and violin into their driving post-punk sound. Justin Sullivan's passionate vocals continue to anchor their highly conscious, distinctly working-class anthems.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, melodic, folk, guitar-driven, male-vocals, political, protest, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Get Me Out (3:19)
  2. Space (3:25)
  3. Innocence (4:52)
  4. Purity (4:47)
  5. Whirlwind (4:14)
  6. Marrakech (3:13)
  7. Lust for Power (4:10)
  8. Bury the Hatchet (3:18)
  9. 11 Years (3:51)
  10. Lurhstaap (4:36)
  11. Before I Get Old (3:53)
  12. Vanity (5:31)

Credits

  • Nelson - bass, guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion [spoons], written-by
  • Robert Heaton - drums, guitar, backing vocals, written-by
  • Adrian Portas - guitar [live]
  • Ed Alleyne-Johnson - violin
  • Justin Sullivan - vocals, vocals, lyrics by, guitar, keyboards, written-by

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