Bleep

Iconic critic turned avant-garde pop musician Vivien Goldman dropped the pen for a period in between 1979-82, creating songs that, years later, would be sampled by The Roots and Madlib. These rare girl grooves are now collected for the first time on Resolutionary, courtesy of Staubgold Records. These tracks encompass her incredible career: first as a member of experimental British New Wavers The Flying Lizards; next as a solo artist, with her single “Launderette,” featuring postpunk luminaries; and then as half of the Parisian duo Chantage, with Afro-Parisian chanteuse Eve Blouin. Still fresh, still zinging, still utterly essential. Most produced by dub-maestro Adrian Sherwood, which should be enough for any naysayers.