i can not begin to tell you how seminal this band is when it comes to the evolution of american rock and roll.

peking spring (00:04:27.154 duration, 256 kbps bitrate (vbr))

-mission of burma. (the song was written back in ‘79, but was not included on an album until ‘88)

only husker du [audio link] was making music this achingly huge back in those days. it’s stunning; how infrequently music as important as this comes into our world. you’ll understand after you listen to it.

seriously, their sound is majestic [audio link].