BRIX SMITH - Valley Of The Dolls LP (colour vinyl) New Zealand He wanted to escape this

He wanted to escape this dead zone via more life-affirming rock music

all feel right

the 5th Dimension and other seminal pop artists will wonder how they could’ve overlooked this 1967 gem

His cover of “Big Takeover” perfectly deconstructs the Bad Brains original with laid-back tempo

" - Dave Hickey

BRIX SMITH - Valley Of The Dolls LP (colour vinyl) New Zealand He wanted to escape thisLimited edition clear vinyl. Solo album from the post punk icon, who was a member of The Fall and founder of The Extricated. Smiths band comprises My Bloody Valentine duo Deb George (bass) and Jen Marco (keyboards and guitar), along with Vas Antoniadou (drums) and Ros Cairney (guitar) from rising London duo Deux Furieuses. Smith previously said of the album: During lockdown I was put together by a manager to write. I wanted to stop doing The