State of the Art: Punk and New Wave from the United States (1979–1983) is a compelling deep dive into the American underground, pulling from regional scenes that operated well outside the New York mainstream during the turbulent, Reaganomics-era early '80s. The compilation spotlights Texas agitators Hugh Beaumont Experience and Bobby Soxx & Teenage Queers — the latter fronted by Bobby Calverley of influential punk act Stickmen With Rayguns — alongside Phoenix's wiry new wave outfit Killer Pussy and the art-damaged sonics of Anti-Band, which features Jimmy Leach of Dangerhouse-era band Eyes.
What makes this collection so rewarding is its range: The Pudz bring a sharp, infectious power-pop energy, while Rock Bottom & The Spys deliver wild synth-punk with founding Zolar X member Stephen Della Bosca on guitars. Together, these artists paint a vivid picture of a harder, stranger side of American punk and new wave — full of hard-to-find tracks from acts who never got their due but left behind music that still crackles with urgency and invention.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: SHOUT IT LOUD
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 05/15/2026
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TRACKS
A1. In The Slot
A2. The Gypsy Lid
A3. You
A4. Twist The Blade
A5. Laundramat - Loverboy
A6. Masochist Ice Cream Men On Drugs
A7. Take Me To Your (Leader)
A8. Good Bad
A9. Guns On The Right
B1. Learn To Say Goodbye
B2. Instant Passion
B3. Rich Girl
B4. Small Talk
B5. Where’d Ya Go Sid
B6. This Generation
B7. Born Dead
B8. Tomahawks
B9. Biplane
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