Certain General
Post-Punk / New Wave
The group is called Certain General and New York's bush telegraph says they are the hottest act in the city. 23 years later, it's still a mystery why one of the greatest bands to spew out of post-punk New York City never became as massive as some of the groups they shared cramped stages with, like New Order or R.E.M.. Until now. April of '07 sees the release of the fittingly-titled Certain General: Invisible New York, a two-CD collection of previously-unreleased demos, live recordings and hard-to-find album tracks.
Certain General could be the ultimate post-punk New York group with their wild eclectism, surreal poetic flights and blistering live show which could give anyone including the Cure and New Order a hard time. But their story is a catalogue of bad luck and tragedy as well as glorious music. Or, as singer Parker DuLany says, 'We always seemed to shoot ourselves in the foot.'
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