The Saints

Roaring out of Brisbane, Australia, in 1977 with the punk-era classic "(I'm) Stranded," the Saints, despite going through numerous incarnations, were a part of rock & roll for more than 20 years, thanks mainly to their indefatigable leader (and founder) Chris Bailey. Although they didn't play anything that passes for punk rock after about 1978, and despite extended dormant periods, the Saints never officially broke up, and Bailey always seemed to have another version of the band and record ready to release. Saints fans fall into two distinct camps: the punk-era fans (up to about 1980) and the mature pop fans, which begins with the release of All Fools Day in 1987.

Punk-era Saints was exactly what you'd expect: buzzsaw guitars; Bailey's pissed-off, nasal vocals; and locomotive rhythms supplied by bassist Kym Bradshaw and drummer Ivor Hay. After the LP (I'm) Stranded became a modest hit in England, the follow-up record, Eternally Yours, showed some changes (more varied tempos, acoustic guitars) that would set the stage for their third record, Prehistoric Sounds, which combined horn arrangements into a punk-ish sort of R&B. Co founder Ed Kuepper left to form the arty Laughing Clowns and eventually made a number of records as a solo act. Bailey, however, got to keep the name the Saints and soldiered on, taking time here and there to record his own solo records.

As a precursor to the late October release of Chris' Liberation Blue Acoustic Series album 'Bone Box', Liberation Music are proud to release the new Saints album 'Nothing Is Straight In My House'. Representing the punkier side of Chris' work, Nothing Is Straight rocks hard with vitriol and sneer, like the great Saints albums of old

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  Nothing Is Straight In My House