The Primitives catapulted to commercial popularity after the inclusion of their song “Crash” in the soundtrack of the 1994 movie Dumb & Dumber, which starred Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. However, in the New Wave/Indie Pop music scene, the English band has been active as early as the mid-’80s. Formed in 1984, in Coventry, England,… Continue reading Primitives at Cryptic Rock
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Primitives at Big Takeover
Let’s hear it for not reinventing the wheel. Back with their first album in nearly 25 years (not counting 2012’s low key all covers Echoes & Rhymes), Spin-O-Rama finds the Coventry quartet sticking to what they knew/know best: simple, buzzy little pop songs (think a jangly C86 take on pre-fame Blondie) that get in, make… Continue reading Primitives at Big Takeover
Primitives at Babysue
WOW. This is just the right does of powerful pop we needed this month. This disc immediately grabbed us and didn’t let go during all eleven tracks. The folks in Great Britain’s The Primitives play power pop that is gripping, catchy, and ultimately very exciting. The band is comprised of Tracy Tracy (vocals), Paul Court(guitar,… Continue reading Primitives at Babysue
Eureka California / Black Watch / Primitives at The POP! Stereo
18) The Black Watch – Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy These guys have been kicking around forever. They’ve never really gotten the respect they deserve but over the course of their career have been fairly consistent when it comes to producing very good pseudo-noise pop with an 80’s British pop feel. Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy is… Continue reading Eureka California / Black Watch / Primitives at The POP! Stereo
The Primitives at Avoiding Silence
A good general rule for a band attempting to make an album after re-forming would be to do no harm. Don’t sully the past by making an uninspired update of your classic sound, don’t try to be modern and come off sounding desperate…don’t suck, basically. The Primitives already passed this test with flying colors thanks… Continue reading The Primitives at Avoiding Silence
The Primitives at Get It On Vinyl
Like many, my only previous exposure to The Primitives was their single, “Crash.” My lack of knowledge is simply because of my age. So with a reformation and their long awaited LP in our hands, and some research on their back catalogue, we jumped right into Spin O Rama. From the opening moments of the… Continue reading The Primitives at Get It On Vinyl
Primitives, Luxembourg Signal, Close Lobsters, and Lunchbox at Linear Tracking Lives
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The Primitives at Dagger Zine
After not being around for over two decades this sugary UK pop quartet returned in 2012 with ECHOES & RHYMES (and album of 60’s covers). I never heard that one and while friends tell me it’s good, you want to hear if a returning band can still write an album full of originals. I have… Continue reading The Primitives at Dagger Zine
The Primitives at Huffington Post
What’s most impressive with the Primitives first release in over twenty years isn’t just the fact that they’ve released an album, (which is the case for almost every legend act making an attempt to return to the zeitgeist) but the fact that it holds up against their early work AND against all the bands and… Continue reading The Primitives at Huffington Post
The Primitives at Canada Daily
What’s many considerable with a Primitives initial recover in over twenty years isn’t usually a fact that they’ve expelled an album, (which is a box for roughly each fable act creation an try to lapse to a zeitgeist) though a fact that it binds adult opposite their early work AND opposite all a bands and… Continue reading The Primitives at Canada Daily