Waiting for a Miracle

Waiting for a Miracle

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this 1980 album by the Sheffield-based post punk outfit including non-LP singles, demos and BBC radio session tracks, plus booklets with rare photos, memorabilia and detailed liner notes. The entire album was recorded in 10 days. Frontman Steve Fellows explained how they were able to accomplish this: "We were totally organized. Arrangements, tempos and all the lyrics were sorted out before we went in." One of the most underrated acts of the early 80's, the quartet twinned together sparse, economical musicianship and a large sound. Perhaps too dark for populist tastes at the time, Comsat's music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." Unjustly overlooked for their important contribution to music, their influence however, is enormous; the haunting atmospherics and simply played, but expansive nature of their music having a direct effect on countless post-punk revival bands including Blacklist, Bell Hollow, Editors and Interpol.