Love Child – Witchcraft (1992) – LITTLE LOST CLASSICS

The trio Love Child emerged in New York at the end of the 80s and during its short life knew how few others could encapsulate the sound of part of pre-grunge American alternative rock, from Hüsker Du a Beat Happening passing by Mission of BurmaMinutemen and (mostly) Sonic Youth.

Initially formed by Will Baum, Rebecca Odes and Alan Licht, they released only two albums, Okay? (1991) and this Witchcraft (1992) that runs here now. Between the albums, Will's departure and a change in the group's music.

While Okay? is light, full of punk rock influence (its 16 tracks barely exceed 2 minutes in length) and adolescent humor – courtesy of Baum – the band's second and final work is slower, denser and focused on long noisy journeys, drinking directly – as said in the first paragraph – from the Sonic Youth fountain; the more punk moments (like “Permission” and “Polly for a day”) are exceptions, not the rule. The counterpoint, on both albums, is Rebecca's sweet voice (laughs).

Anyway, I could write about any of the albums, after all they are both little lost classics loved here and unfairly little known out there, but today at some point of the day I got carried away by the deliciously chaotic tangle of guitars of “Stumbling block ” and so we are here.

Find out. Or rediscover. But listen closely!