Amoeba Music

Born on March 3, 1953, Robyn Hitchcock is one of the oldest figures in alternative rock to still hold prominence. He was born in London, but experienced his musical beginnings about 50 miles north of that city in Cambridge, where he played folk songs as a solo artist. By 1976, he found himself fronting a band called Dennis and the Experts. They soon changed their name to The Soft Boys and began to explore a sound that they referred to as psychedelic punk. The Soft Boys are often lumped in with the punk explosion, even though their sound feels very far removed from that of the Sex Pistols. The Soft Boys debuted in 1979 with A Can of Bees (1979  Two Crabs Records). Their 1980 follow-up LP, which proved to be their masterpiece, was Underwater... Read More