10 Near Perfect Post Punk Albums

10. Street Worms - Viagra Boys (2018)

One of the more unique groups following punks DIY aesthetic are the Viagra Boys. The group hail from Sweden, despite having a very British sound to them. Frontman, Sebastian Murphy, is somewhere between a swaggering Shaun Ryder type and smirking Shane MacGowan. With his signature tattooed torso and saggy adidas track pants, he cuts an intriguing figure, as he swans about onstage, leering and snarling into the mic with contempt.

Watching them live you might think these guys wouldn't translate onto the album format so well. Their humorous image is such a significant part of their allure, after all. But the humour is also reflected in their music. Their debut album was just as sincere as it was funny. If dark comedy still didn't have a place in the musical world it does now. Murphy's lyrics mock all the those aspects of society that every liberal arts student despises. But he doesn't come across as preachy; his gravelly, almost pained delivery indicates an awareness that he may be a part of the issues he's railing against.

Now all this sounds bit high brow, but these sentiments are buried within a pulsing squalor of dance rock, rumbling bass and screaming saxophones. It's endlessly enjoyable. If Electric Six merged with IDLES you'd birth Viagra Boys.