Self Titled by Pop Maru published on 2017-01-13T21:25:54Z Barnard’s first release, Pop Maru, was a collaboration with Bob Gray, Matt Shelley, and Michael Willis. The industrial New Wave sound was a high-energy mix of edgy lyrics, dissonant melodies, and occasional tongue-in-cheek humor, reminiscent of Laurie Anderson and Talking Heads. When the album was released in 1983, the WASP record label acknowledged to radio stations that some would find this combination to be new and even “difficult.” However, the album stood up well over time, and its use of foreign languages and complex rhythms foretold what was to come. Genre Alternative Rock Contains tracks 01 Prōduck Central by Pop Maru published on 2017-01-13T21:25:53Z 02 Vietnam by Pop Maru published on 2017-01-13T21:25:52Z 03 Weekend by Pop Maru published on 2017-01-13T21:25:51Z 04 Hitler's Stooge by Pop Maru published on 2017-01-13T21:25:51Z
