Cortinas - Defiant Pose

Cortinas - Defiant PoseBristol punk quintet the Cortinas began as an R&B covers band, but soon sped up their repertoire when punk arrived, making them local pioneers. A slot supporting the Stranglers at the Roxy brought them onto Miles Copeland and Mark Perry's Step Forward label and they later signed to CBS before imploding, guitarist Nick Sheppard then joining the Clash and drummer Daniel Swann San Francisco's the Sneeches. This ace compilation gathers the best of their

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Smith's signature textural curiosity that fans have grown to adore pivots naturally into a proprioceptive study of melody and timbre

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rich ringing chord clusters and long

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