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The Icicle Works, January 1986

The Icicle Works, January 1986

Full of contradictions

Penny Kiley
Jan 19, 2024
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Black and white photo of the Icicle Works.
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This wasn’t the easiest interview I’ve ever done. During the 1980s I was so used to Liverpool bands who wanted to talk about politics – it was such a huge part of the culture of the time – that I was a bit taken aback by a band who didn’t want to have that conversation.

The line about “juvenile slogans in downmarket rags” still stands though…

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