{"product_id":"profit-prison-gilt-lp-copy","title":"DELUXXE - If You Were Me LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeluxxe is a new post punk\/new wave band from Buffalo, NY. \u003cbr\u003eIt was formed by Mason and Greg, and later completed with Nick, Bailey and Mackenzie, sharing members of Oi and hardcore bands such as Violent Way, Bad Blood and Exhibition. Their punk background can be heard in the music, but it’s the love for new wave, post punk, darkwave, and goth that led to creation of their debut record \"If You Were Me”. \u003cbr\u003eWritten in the cold winters of Buffalo, you can almost feel the harshness of the weather affecting the sounds that propagate from these grooves. Icy and frostbitten but somehow still relevantly civic and urban. \u003cbr\u003eThe Chameleons and The Sound are two main references here, but that whole cold dimension is rocked by a strong pop vein reminiscent of After The Snow-era Modern English and occasionally enhanced by an hoarseness typical of a young Paul Weller. \u003cbr\u003ePassionate lyricism proper of Echo And The Bunnymen and hopeless romanticism à la Sad Lovers And Giants get balanced by a sharp songwriting which keeps everything in perfect order, giving you exactly what you need, nothing more and nothing less. \u003cbr\u003eYou can tell some skinheads are involved here because\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e the outcome is so tidy and neat, without losing one inch of atmosphere or enchantment. \u003cbr\u003eIf you are wondering how something that was invented forty years ago can still sound, literally, fresh and cool, look no further because what this band delivers lives just up to its name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/avantrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/if-you-were-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/avantrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/if-you-were-me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avanti Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57532221423991,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0337\/6689\/9845\/files\/a2498118765_10.jpg?v=1791469929","url":"https:\/\/www.cryptofthewizard.com\/products\/profit-prison-gilt-lp-copy","provider":"Crypt of the Wizard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}