Lowlife - Permanent Sleep

Dark, atmospheric, dreamy, beautiful, exquisite music from Scottish post-punk band Lowlife. The title track taken from their superb debut album, 'PERMANENT SLEEP' (1986). LISTEN LOUD.

Craig Lorentson (RIP) - vocals. Stuart Everest - guitar. Will Heggie - bass guitar. Grant McDowall - drums.

"Like peering into a prism, Permanent Sleep reflects a spectrum of colour in eliptical patterns, thoroughly absorbing and satisfyingly complete. The Betting and Gaming Act 1964, Wild Swan, A Year Past July - strange titles for a new form of beauty. For heaven's sake don't let this one fade away." - Helen Fitzgerald / Melody Maker.

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Music

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• lowlife
• band
• permanent
• sleep
• diminuendo
• rain
• swirl
• it
• swings
• post
• punk
• dream
• pop
• indie
• shoegaze
• alternative
• gothic
• rock
• scottish
• new wave
• sad song

[TIMOTHYSAARINEN]

Wow, I'm hearing Comsat Angels, Cocteau Twins, Kitchens of Distinction and early U2. A heady mix. Excellent stuff!

[jenzeppelin]

Thanks for shifting my ears into a new direction. I always enjoy your selections. This sounds timeless.

[simionTheOne]

they weren't as popular

because they probably didn't have anything to promote their albums or stuff

& their lyrics were very rough & hard

in a different way than 'The Sound' for instance

but i think their sound was awesome, specially the bass has a very original feel

[68thelzeppelin]

music so beautiful is yet to be discovered. I wander if people know what they are missing.

[chazzer61]

RIP Craig

[TheUnknownProject66]

Excellent post! I really love this "under-known" band, they really deserved more but maybe appeared in the wrong half of the eightees.

[YTWanderer]

Perfect, just perfect :-)

[tNJippoes]

Great song.......very North......