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After the breakup of his band The Teardrop Explodes in 1982, Julian Cope embarked on a prolific solo career, making sharp, intelligent, but catchy pop music. Here we have his fourth full-length solo release, the one that finally caught my attention, having lost track of him while following his still-active kindred Liverpudlians, Echo & The Bunnymen.

The track on My Nation Underground that got radio play was “Charlotte Anne” with a slow, almost martial beat, and featuring what might be a penny whistle - not the usual stuff of a radio hit. The album’s opening track, a cover of “5 O’Clock World,” a song made famous by The Vogues in the 60s, didn’t go far commercially as a single despite being given a crisp modern sound.

The title track featured here wields horn section blasts, densely layered vocals, pounding drums, appearances by harmonica and strings, yet still maintains a feeling of space in its expansiveness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVS_RPl4kug

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes #TeardropExplodes #EchoAndTheBunnymen #Liverpool #TheVogues

#fortnightfridaymusic #underground #juliancope #theteardropexplodes #teardropexplodes #echoandthebunnymen

fc @[email protected] · 2026-02-21 · 01:19 UTC

#FortnightFridayMusic
Feb 20 2026
This week we’re going #Underground

Julian Cope, "My Nation Underground” (1988)

After the breakup of his band The Teardrop Explodes in 1982, Julian Cope embarked on a prolific solo career, making sharp, intelligent, but catchy pop music. Here we have his fourth full-length solo release, the one that finally caught my attention, having lost track of him while following his still-active kindred Liverpudlians, Echo & The Bunnymen.

The track on My Nation Underground that got radio play was “Charlotte Anne” with a slow, almost martial beat, and featuring what might be a penny whistle - not the usual stuff of a radio hit. The album’s opening track, a cover of “5 O’Clock World,” a song made famous by The Vogues in the 60s, didn’t go far commercially as a single despite being given a crisp modern sound.

The title track featured here wields horn section blasts, densely layered vocals, pounding drums, appearances by harmonica and strings, yet still maintains a feeling of space in its expansiveness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVS_RPl4kug

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes #TeardropExplodes #EchoAndTheBunnymen #Liverpool #TheVogues

#fortnightfridaymusic #underground #juliancope #theteardropexplodes #teardropexplodes #echoandthebunnymen

G-Nitro @[email protected] · 2026-02-14 · 13:51 UTC

G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up – 2/13/26

I suffer through an album by The Teardrop Explodes.

Favorite Videos include Tei's Beyond The Studio, WOODZ's Record Delivery, and more!

I also showcase last week's LastFM stats.

https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-2-13-26

#Music #1001Albums #TheTeardropExplodes #Tei #BeyondTheStudio #Woodz #RecordDelivery #LastFM

#music #1001albums #theteardropexplodes #tei #beyondthestudio #woodz

G-Nitro @[email protected] · 2026-02-14 · 13:51 UTC

G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up – 2/13/26

I suffer through an album by The Teardrop Explodes.

Favorite Videos include Tei's Beyond The Studio, WOODZ's Record Delivery, and more!

I also showcase last week's LastFM stats.

https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-2-13-26

#Music #1001Albums #TheTeardropExplodes #Tei #BeyondTheStudio #Woodz #RecordDelivery #LastFM

#music #1001albums #theteardropexplodes #tei #beyondthestudio #woodz

KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot @[email protected] · 2025-10-22 · 22:40 UTC

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow

The Teardrop Explodes:
🎵 Brave Boys Keep Their Promises

#TheTeardropExplodes

https://open.spotify.com/track/4LcdEU7TiPolcpH4fTaiAp

#nowplaying #kexp #afternoonshow #theteardropexplodes

KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot @[email protected] · 2025-10-22 · 22:40 UTC

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow

The Teardrop Explodes:
🎵 Brave Boys Keep Their Promises

#TheTeardropExplodes

https://open.spotify.com/track/4LcdEU7TiPolcpH4fTaiAp

#nowplaying #kexp #afternoonshow #theteardropexplodes

Chris Bond @[email protected] · 2025-10-02 · 19:31 UTC

Recorded #OnThisDay 46 years ago:

The Teardrop Explodes - Peel Session 1979

The complete session recorded by The Teardrop Explodes on 2 October 1979 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 15th of that month.

Tracklist:

1. Brave Boys Keep Their Promises (0:07)
2. Ha-Ha I'm Drowning (2:26)
3. Went Crazy (6:03)
4. Chance (8:52)

https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-teardrop-explodes-peel-session-1979.html

#TheTeardropExplodes #PeelSessions #OTD

#onthisday #theteardropexplodes #peelsessions #otd

Chris Bond @[email protected] · 2025-10-02 · 19:31 UTC

Recorded #OnThisDay 46 years ago:

The Teardrop Explodes - Peel Session 1979

The complete session recorded by The Teardrop Explodes on 2 October 1979 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 15th of that month.

Tracklist:

1. Brave Boys Keep Their Promises (0:07)
2. Ha-Ha I'm Drowning (2:26)
3. Went Crazy (6:03)
4. Chance (8:52)

https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-teardrop-explodes-peel-session-1979.html

#TheTeardropExplodes #PeelSessions #OTD

#onthisday #theteardropexplodes #peelsessions #otd

Chris Bond @[email protected] · 2025-03-02 · 21:27 UTC

Post Punk Classics. No 51 in an occasional series:

The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVHBHrxXjUM

#TheTeardropExplodes #PostPunk #PostPunkClassics

#theteardropexplodes #postpunk #postpunkclassics

Chris Bond @[email protected] · 2025-03-02 · 21:27 UTC

Post Punk Classics. No 51 in an occasional series:

The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVHBHrxXjUM

#TheTeardropExplodes #PostPunk #PostPunkClassics

#theteardropexplodes #postpunk #postpunkclassics

thesweetcheat @[email protected] · 2024-12-30 · 21:03 UTC

Half the time
As I sit in disarray
I am thinking of a dream I never had

#NowPlaying

The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (1981)

https://youtu.be/MQhEfZf6LLQ?feature=shared

#TheTeardropExplodes #JulianCope

#nowplaying #theteardropexplodes #juliancope

thesweetcheat @[email protected] · 2024-12-30 · 21:03 UTC

Half the time
As I sit in disarray
I am thinking of a dream I never had

#NowPlaying

The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (1981)

https://youtu.be/MQhEfZf6LLQ?feature=shared

#TheTeardropExplodes #JulianCope

#nowplaying #theteardropexplodes #juliancope

darkufo @darkufo · 2024-03-15 · 09:02 UTC

Song of the Day - No 453

THE TEARDROP EXPLODES - REWARD

"Reward" was a breakout single for The Teardrop Explodes, released in 1981. It reached number 6 in the UK charts and was originally featured on the US release of their debut album, Kilimanjaro. The song's mix of driving rhythms, catchy melodies, and a trumpet solo made it a standout hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmkcKjGyJv8

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #TheTeardropExplodes #postpunk #newwave #psychedelicpop

#sotd #songoftheday #music #theteardropexplodes #postpunk #newwave

darkufo @[email protected] · 2024-03-15 · 09:02 UTC

Song of the Day - No 453

THE TEARDROP EXPLODES - REWARD

"Reward" was a breakout single for The Teardrop Explodes, released in 1981. It reached number 6 in the UK charts and was originally featured on the US release of their debut album, Kilimanjaro. The song's mix of driving rhythms, catchy melodies, and a trumpet solo made it a standout hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmkcKjGyJv8

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #TheTeardropExplodes #postpunk #newwave #psychedelicpop

#sotd #songoftheday #music #theteardropexplodes #postpunk #newwave

Rico C @[email protected] · 2024-02-26 · 20:14 UTC

#NowPlaying #TheTeardropExplodes Reward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95PRgj5r8P4

#nowplaying #theteardropexplodes

Nick @[email protected] · 2023-10-21 · 17:06 UTC

Wishing a megalithic birthday to Avebury resident, musician, antiquarian and writer #JulianCope, born this day in 1957.

Listen to Sunspots: https://youtu.be/SQpOtdZdnPQ?si=OxJEn2Ff_7RCgL5N

#MastoArts #OnThisDayInMusic #TheTeardropExplodes

#theteardropexplodes #onthisdayinmusic #mastoarts #juliancope

Nick @[email protected] · 2023-10-21 · 17:06 UTC

Wishing a megalithic birthday to Avebury resident, musician, antiquarian and writer #JulianCope, born this day in 1957.

Listen to Sunspots: https://youtu.be/SQpOtdZdnPQ?si=OxJEn2Ff_7RCgL5N

#MastoArts #OnThisDayInMusic #TheTeardropExplodes

#theteardropexplodes #onthisdayinmusic #mastoarts #juliancope

thesweetcheat @[email protected] · 2023-09-17 · 17:28 UTC

"And fighting men, aboard a raft
A sailing ship has run aground
And confidence is valued in these days"

#NowPlaying - The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (1981)

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes
https://youtu.be/6R_UH5a7cmU?si=o1_WuQGvjd-RcKU2

#nowplaying #juliancope #theteardropexplodes

thesweetcheat @[email protected] · 2023-09-17 · 17:28 UTC

"And fighting men, aboard a raft
A sailing ship has run aground
And confidence is valued in these days"

#NowPlaying - The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (1981)

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes
https://youtu.be/6R_UH5a7cmU?si=o1_WuQGvjd-RcKU2

#nowplaying #juliancope #theteardropexplodes

Codepope @[email protected] · 2023-04-23 · 09:38 UTC

Out walking and listening to #TheTeardropExplodes Wilder - realising it has marked itself into my soul with a deep groove - just that one album - but still resonating so much

#theteardropexplodes

Codepope @[email protected] · 2023-04-23 · 09:38 UTC

Out walking and listening to #TheTeardropExplodes Wilder - realising it has marked itself into my soul with a deep groove - just that one album - but still resonating so much

#theteardropexplodes

thesweetcheat @[email protected] · 2022-12-08 · 18:40 UTC

Reposted from Head Heritage:

"According to the latest issue of Uncut, The Culture Bunker 1978-82 will be released in March. A box set of all their singles and b-sides plus four additional discs of demos,outtakes and live tracks"

Wow.

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes

#juliancope #theteardropexplodes

thesweetcheat @[email protected] · 2022-12-08 · 18:40 UTC

Reposted from Head Heritage:

"According to the latest issue of Uncut, The Culture Bunker 1978-82 will be released in March. A box set of all their singles and b-sides plus four additional discs of demos,outtakes and live tracks"

Wow.

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes

#juliancope #theteardropexplodes

cagedbeatnik @[email protected] · 2022-11-19 · 18:40 UTC

reward . . #theteardropexplodes forgotten how fast this is . . speed & effervescent youthdom . . and how magnificent . . only gill and balfe on the credits . .

#theteardropexplodes