HomeMidnight OilHead Injuries
Head Injuries
Rock · 1979 · 8 tracks

Head Injuries

Sharp, jagged post-punk with a nervous Australian energy. Dry guitars and hyper-active drums underpin a cynical, urgent look at a society on the edge.

Find on Amazon

It's like a caffeinated post-punk punch to the gut from a 1970s Sydney pub.

A high-tension, percussive exploration of social frustration and restless energy.

Head Injuries · vs · Midnight Oil
Basement Show+2.8σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Cold Cold Change
3:27
02
Section 5 (Bus to Bondi)
3:00
03
Naked Flame
3:28
05
Koala Sprint
5:10
06
No Reaction
2:57
07
Stand in Line
4:48
08
Profiteers
3:45
09
Is It Now?
4:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, polyrhythmic drum opening of Koala Sprint that feels like a physical chase.
The sudden, sharp silence in Section 5 (Bus to Bondi) before the guitars crash back in.
The way the vocals turn from a conversational baritone to a desperate shout in the final minute of Is It Now?.
Sits BesideSee all
Species Deceases
Species Deceases
Midnight Oil
1985

Shares post-punk, alternative rock, new wave (subgenres); urgent, defiant, anxious (moods)

Soldier
Soldier
Iggy Pop
1980

Shares post-punk, new wave, art rock (subgenres); dry_intimate, analog_warmth, live_recording (production style)

Three
Three
U2
1979

Shares post-punk, new wave, alternative rock (subgenres); dry_intimate, live_recording, stripped_back (production style)

Autofiction
Autofiction
Suede
2022

Shares dry_intimate, analog_warmth, live_recording (production style); post-punk, alternative rock, art rock (subgenres)

1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Modern English
2024

Shares post-punk, alternative rock, new wave (subgenres); dry_intimate, analog_warmth, live_recording (production style)

Sesso e violenza
Sesso e violenza
Diaframma
1996

Shares dry_intimate, analog_warmth, live_recording (production style); post-punk, alternative rock, new wave (subgenres)

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Midnight Oil
1982

Shares post-punk, alternative rock, new wave (subgenres); urgent, defiant, restless (moods)

Life in a Day
Life in a Day
Simple Minds
1979

Shares post-punk, art rock, new wave (subgenres); dry_intimate, analog_warmth, live_recording (production style)

Place Without a Postcard
Place Without a Postcard
Midnight Oil
1981

Shares post-punk, alternative rock, new wave (subgenres); electric guitar, drums, bass (instrumentation)

Alpha Games
Alpha Games
Bloc Party
2022

Shares post-punk, alternative rock, art rock (subgenres); dry_intimate, analog_warmth, stripped_back (production style)

Reviews

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →