The Unscratchable Itch (Vinyl LP) Rock N Roll & 50s

The Unscratchable Itch (Vinyl LP) Rock N Roll & 50sSniffany and The Nits are a deranged, genuinely troubling punk band from London featuring members of Joanna Gruesome, Ex Void and The Tubs. The Unscratchable Itch is their debut album via PRAH Recordings. Drawing a through line between the British post punk of The Fall and the new wave of insolent hardcore typified by bands like Lumpy and The Dumpers, The Nits have developed a knack for writing unhinged punk earworms. But its Sister Sniffany, and her

thrumming drum loops carry you along in a river of laidback shuffling carnival-tinged almost Afro-beat grooves

there existed in Jamaica instrumental takes of songs - B-sides that were labeled 'versions' - and vocal-less acetates produced as one-offs for sound systems to give their mic men something to toast over

Limited edition Dark Green Vinyl with Mountain Die Cut Envelope-Style Sleeve with a Belly Band

It's thumping rhythmic science

these private moments are adorned with Hiett's singular photography and feature typically idiosyncratic liner notes from Mikey IQ Jones

leaps out from the very first listening

with no overdubs

aggressive roar

Maceo has been touring to critical acclaim and great success in recent years

John 'Jellybean' Benitez

a short lived group led by the forward thinking saxophonist Eric Stach

along with Lamont Butlers' Ungodly War