12. DevoDuty Now For The Future
I heard the track ‘Timing X’ from that album when my friend played it at the 333 Club in Old Street. It was only a minute-and-a-half long, but it was just really funky and just very strange -sounding. That’s why I bought the record. I found it at this little junk shop in Cambridge, and it was just very exciting to hear – it goes from this really aggressive mood to this disco tune. I liked how full-on it sounded. I remember watching videos of them live and admiring how confrontational they were, and they had so much energy – they’d always be right at the front of the stage. It was exhilarating music from an era where it just felt very adventurous.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Doug McCombs, Mark Arm of Mudhoney
