Newtown Neurotics Beggars Can Be Choosers

Release date:
March 11, 2020
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The first album by seminal political power punk trio Newtown Neurotics Beggars Can Be Choosers hit #6 on the UK independent chart in 1983. Formed in 1979 by vocalist and guitarist Steve Drewett, whose socialist-flavoured lyrics, never overbearing, have been grouped with those of Easterhouse, Billy Bragg, or the Housemartins, The Neurotics sounded like a synthesis of everything cool in the first wave of punk: from The Ramones to The Clash to mid-period Undertones. They were sharp-edged, but still fun-sounding, with great hooks and melodies and socially aware lyrics. This is criminally underrated Ramones-influenced political pop-punk whose titles like 'Living with Unemployment' and 'Get Up And Fight' speak for themselves. A must!

Tracklist:
  • 1. Wake Up
  • 2. The Mess
  • 3. Get Up And Fight
  • 4. No Respect
  • 5. Agony
  • 6. Newtown People
  • 7. Does Anyone Know Where The March Is?
  • 8. Life In Their Hands
  • 9. My Death
  • 10. Living With Unemployment

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