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Artist: New Christs
Title: Divine Rites
Format: CD
Label: CITADEL
Catalog Number:539
Barcode:9399612556823 itemnumber=1000123813
Price: $16.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: ALTERNATIVE ROCK/PUNK
Release Date: 6/12/2019
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
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The New Christs were originally formed by Radio Birdman and New Race vocalist Rob Younger after he was offered the support spot on Iggy Pop's Australian tour of 1984. The other members had played in groups such as Celibate Rifles, Lime Spiders and Hoodoo Gurus. The tour proved a success and the band stayed together, recording the two singles Like A Curse and Born Out Of Time for Sydney independent label Citadel Records. These releases gained acclaim for their tough and uncompromising nature and were soon released in Europe by French based label Sonics. With the prospect of an album deal and European tour possible, the other members however chose to return to their other band interests. Younger was left to pursue a career producing some of the finest upcoming Australian alternative bands. In 1986 Barracudas bass player Jim Dickson returned to Australia from the UK and together with Younger started a new line-up. Featured were Charlie Owen, a gifted but as yet unknown guitarist and drummer Louis Burdett who soon left and was replaced by Nick Fisher who had previously played with Ed Kuepper and Wet Taxis. Over the next three years, the band released a series of hard hitting singles; Black Hole, Headin' South and the EP Dropping Like Flies. These new tracks were compiled under the title Divine Rites and released in Europe as a mini-album thus allowing the group to tour there for the first time.

Track Listing
 1. 
LIKE A CURSE

 2. 
SUN GOD

 3. 
BORN OUT OF TIME

 4. 
NO NEXT TIME

 5. 
THE BLACK HOLE

 6. 
ADDICTION

 7. 
DROPPING LIKE FLIES

 8. 
DEAD GIRL

 9. 
I SWEAR

10. 
YOU'LL NEVER CATCH MY WAVE

11. 
I SAW GOD

12. 
HEADIN' SOUTH

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