ALBUM REVIEW: Current Affairs – Off The Tongue

Tough Love Records

Released: 14.07.23

An efficient and distinct debut album by Glasgow/Berlin band Current Affairs borne of many in the ever-burgeoning UK post-punk/indie scene. My immediate thoughts were of early career Siouxsie as a direct comparison, most evident in the opener No Fuss; indeed vocalist Joan Sweeney only differs in outlook, where positivity can be an interesting personal guide to modern living.

Musically, songs like Right Time & Riled are certainly goth-tinged yet jangly enough to avoid the heaviest of eyeliner and back-combed hair of my youth. Don’t expect a clone Banshees act either, they are rather uniquely reviving a much loved genre with an angular edginess that will be on display in Newcastle at Lubber Fiend on 29^th July. Gannon, get gannin’!