In two-and-a-bit records, This Heat contributed an astonishing amount to the histories of both rock and experimental music. Deceit saw the group more roundly attempt accessibility, though in actuality they simply more directly communicated their own anxieties. As such, not only is Deceit as agile a rock record as anything, prone to total and confounding transformation, but, in its jittery disquiet and thorough unease, it’s an unnervingly effective, angsty critical document of Cold War propaganda and 1980s consumerism, too.
The UK Rock Superstars tournament will determine the greatest UK rock act of all time via Tumblr polls. The first place finisher in each group will automatically advance to the final knockout bracket, but any other rock act can advance to the stage based on the percentage of votes they receive in the group stage. Choose wisely!