Amoeba Music

By Oliver Hall

The Psychedelic Furs emerged towards the end of the 1970s as a great English postpunk band with memorable songs, a seductive sound and a croaking bohemian singer whom writers never fail to compare to Johnny Rotten.  As the band’s membership dwindled from six to three in the mid-80s, the Furs continued to deliver at a high level of pop ambition until the imperatives and mannerisms of the era’s major label product completely replaced the crucial elements of the band’s original sound.  The band broke up after approaching a return to form in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but reunited in 2000 and continues to perform.  The Furs have promised, but not delivered, a new studio album.

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Genre:

Rock, Post Punk, Alternative/Indie

City Of Origin:

London, England

Formed Date:

1977