Reunion Wilderness

by The Railway Children

Reunion Wilderness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1987
  • Label: Factory
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 25:46
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Michael Johnson, Gary Newby, Stephen Hull, Brian Bateman, Guy Keegan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As one of the earlier acts signed to Factory Records, the Manchester quartet offers a distinctively warm, melodic counterpoint to the label's typical industrial gloom. The debut pairs rhythmic acoustic strumming with driving post-punk basslines, resulting in a vibrant, bittersweet jangle-pop gem.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, jangly, guitar-driven, retro

Tracklist

  1. Another Town (2:55)
  2. The First Notebook (3:56)
  3. Railroad Side (3:17)
  4. Careful (3:52)
  5. Brighter (4:54)
  6. Big Hands Of Freedom (3:55)
  7. Listen On (2:57)

Credits

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