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#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

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

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