Jacket Weather - When Shadows Move (1982-1984)

girls, television, cars, a tough decision

 Let's just say the name matches the music. I find most of their work to be amusing and catchy at the same time. They seem to cover all points of the dark wave/gothic genre that the 80s was notorious for. There seems to be contain "...a cross between Joy Division and Young Marble Giants, with some Wall Of Voodoo mixed in..." (purlpecactus), yet they're able to turn the music into a fun uplifting satire. As a fan of all three of these groups, particularly Wall of Voodoo, I can easily see the resemblence, especially with the vocals. This will definitely add some cheer to your gray day. Here's a direct quote from the Purple Cactus website:

"'For kids in the 1960s, the moment of inspiration was when they heard

The Beatles for the first time,' Jacket Weather frontman Timothy 

Gassen says. “For me, when I heard Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer Love’ for 

the first time in 1981, I was hooked on making pop sounds with synths," (purplecactus).

Purple cactus delivers a nice commentary on the group that is far more in depth to what these guy are about. You can click on the link here to read more. You can preview tracks on their myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/jacketweathercd

Track Listing:

1. Set Ajar

2. The River Sleeps
3. No Flowers
4. I Would Dream
5. In Like Flint
6. A Busy Morning
7. Markers
8. Jacket Weather
9. La Terra Verde
10. Life to Live
11. Must be West

12. Trust
13. Hide the Sky
14. Money Music (studio & live)
15. Jigsaw Girl
16. Betrayal
17. Not Me
18. 18. KLPX radio interview
19. Room for Hate
20. Walking Through the Wall
21. Dollar Signs
22. Moon in the Gutter
23. Flying
24. Reptile House