The influence of post-punk bands from the early eighties is increasingly evident in the New York guitar scene. After !!! (Chik Chik Chik) also proves Radio 4 to be able to cope with the influences of bands like the Gang Of Four, Public Image Ltd and Shriekback, who had ingredients from dub, funk, punk and rock very important. Founded in 1999 by bassist Anthony Roman, guitarist Tommy Williams, drummer
… Greg Collins, percussionist PJ O'Connor and keyboardist Gerard Garone, this band provides their scratchy guitar sound with modern dance beats in order to optimally convey their political statements. The freezing cold that controlled their studio during recording provided the right dose of aggression. Compared to its predecessors The New Song And Dance and Gotham, however, Stealing Of A Nation sounds a lot more polished because of the ruthless four by four beat that rumbles on and takes the edge off the music, but that shouldn't spoil the fun. Stealing Of A Nation has enough good moments to pass the test with flying colors. (AD)more
