Door, Door

by The Boys Next Door

Door, Door cover art

Serving as the formative debut for what would eventually become The Birthday Party, this release captures the Australian outfit transitioning away from standard punk tropes. The songs exhibit a burgeoning post-punk sensibility characterized by dark, literary lyricism and jagged instrumentation. It documents the crucial early development of frontman Nick Cave and guitarist Rowland S. Howard.

Genres

  • Post-Punk

Tracklist

  1. The Nightwatchman
  2. Brave Exhibitions
  3. Friends Of My World
  4. The Voice
  5. Roman Roman
  6. Somebody's Watching
  7. After A Fashion
  8. Dive Position
  9. I Mistake Myself
  10. Shivers