Devo – Uncontrollable Urge
Oldies Songs Jerky Rhythms and Primitive Panic: The Sound of Society’s Decline An anxious, driving anthem about the raw, irrational impulses that subvert civilization’s veneer. In the late 1970s, as the polished…
Devo – Whip It
A Satirical Synth-Pop Anthem Cloaked in Nonsense The enduring new wave hit “Whip It” by the American band Devo is, at its core, a sardonic, tongue-in-cheek satire of hollow American…