Album · Shriekback
Care by Shriekback
Care is an album by Shriekback, released in 1983. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Lined Up”, on 3 lists with a best position of #59.
Care, released on Y Records in 1983, is Shriekback's first full-length album, following the shorter Tench. The Kentish Town band had been co-founded by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and the League of Gentlemen, with Carl Marsh soon on guitars and vocals, and their calling card was a slinky, funk-bent take on new wave and post-punk, topped with vocals that creep and insinuate rather than sing.
"Lined Up" is the one that got out into the world: a minor club hit that climbed to number 39 in Australia and had two goes at the UK singles chart, the second as a remix. The album itself managed a brief 3 weeks on the Billboard album chart. Nervy, angular and oddly danceable, it's post-punk with its hips unlocked.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Care on radio countdowns
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.