A Scandal in Bohemia

by The Jazz Butcher

A Scandal in Bohemia cover art

Featuring notable guest appearances from Bauhaus' David J and Kevin Haskins, the band's second album is a dizzying, highly literate jangle-pop masterclass. Pat Fish's eccentric, hyper-articulate songwriting bounces gleefully between Jonathan Richman-esque acoustic pop and frantic, rockabilly-tinged post-punk. It solidified the group's reputation as one of the sharpest, most unapologetically witty acts in the British indie scene.

Genres

  • Jangle Pop
  • Indie Rock

Tracklist

  1. Southern Mark Smith (Big Return)
  2. Real Men
  3. Soul Happy Hour
  4. I Need Meat
  5. Just Like Betty Page
  6. Marnie (Muscovite Mix)
  7. Caroline Wheeler's Birthday Present
  8. Mind Like A Playgroup
  9. Girlfriend
  10. My Desert