The Particles - 1980s Bubblegum LP xxbillorcutt and paranoia were their subject

and paranoia were their subject matter

While I don't really hear those records in 'To Water A Road'

while "Ocean Grove" blends field recordings and dreamy synthesizer melodies to create an uncanny sense of place that unroots you from wherever you're listening

After several years of unknown activities the band released a demo cdr and sold it at only few record shops which was the start of everything

Ian MacKaye (Pailhead) plays guitar

The Particles - 1980s Bubblegum LP xxbillorcutt and paranoia were their subjectThe Particles formed at the height of the punk movement in Sydney, Australia in 1977, and spent their early years hanging out with punk legends The Saints. But by their first recordings in 1979 they were something else entirely pioneers of infectiously melodic, playfully subversive indie pop. They deserve to be held up alongside contemporaries such as Orange Juice or Television Personalities, and 1980s Bubblegum makes a strong case for this with the