Josef K : Chance Meeting
On February 23, 1980 Melody Maker reviewed the debut single by Postcard artist Josef K:
Serious Edinburgh band put perfect Lou Reed voice on top of a pounding drum/bass motif and juicy guitar/keyboards noises--mainly to indifferent effect.
And from Smash Hits:
Named for the protagonist in Kafka's The Trial, Josef K had a clean sound and lyrics inspired by a lot of time spent reading great literature. Anxiety-prone Frontman Paul Haig stood 6 feet tall but weighed only 190 pounds. Dressed in long gray raincoats, the band led the New Puritan movement. They wouldn't tap into the rock n roll mindset, ignoring the girls who came back to their dressing room, refusing drugs and drink and never playing encores.
The clip above sounds awful so give the version below a listen.
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