[SONGS OF THE DECADE] #78 Fucked Up – Crooked Head

Posted on | October 14, 2009 | No Comments

SONGS OF THE DECADE #78

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Fucked Up – Crooked Head (2008)

He looks crazy, he sounds crazy, and he may, in fact, be crazy, but one thing Damian Abraham isn’t is stupid. Instead of denying idolatry in rock n roll, he turns it into a big-ass punk song that’s cathartic, melodic, and uninhibited. The raised middle finger of Sex Pistols-era punk was the first musical legacy of punk; the independent spirit was the second. 30 years later, when those two spirits have become sorely confused, it helps to have an audible clue provide perspective. In a body of work full of enlightened punk throwbacks, this is the one that came the closest to crossing over. Kudos to Matador for helping to correct a problem they had unintentionally helped wrought.

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