LOVE TRACTOR

Since I'm on an Athens kick I thought I'd post some more killer angular post-punk from the early 80's. Love Tractor made mostly instrumental Jangely, angular, rhythms with funky drum and bass beats. What makes Love Tractor stand apart from other art rock of the period was their emphasis or lack of emphasis on vocals. Because there was not a lot to reference at the time people often described them as arty surf rock, which is totally off base. I'm guessing it was attributed to the instrumental guitar-heavy sound. But make no bones about it, Love Tractor were an Art rock/Post-Punk band through and through. I prefer their first two albums which I found in the two dollar record bin at my local record store. If you dig around I bet you can score cheap copies of these too.


Noteworhty Albums*
Love Tractor (1982) DB Records
Around The Bend (1983) DB


Love Tractor (1980 — 2002) was a band from Athens, Georgia and like The B-52's, Pylon and R.E.M., was recognized as a founder of the Athens, Georgia alternative rock scene. Love Tractor toured extensively and recorded five critically acclaimed albums during the 1980s—and was particularly known for their instrumental rock. (Source:wikipedia)