New Music From Afterimage

Independent Project Records and the surviving members of underground ‘80s post-punk band Afterimage have announced the upcoming release of Faces to Hide, a 22-track retrospective compilation of the original band line-up’s full output, out on September 20, 2024. The first singles from the collection, “Just A Laugh” (demo) and “Afterimage” (demo), are at radio now.

The original line-up of Los Angeles’ Afterimage only existed for a couple of years and released merely one single and one EP. But their take on post-punk – at once raw and explorative, with an eye to the sound that was emanating from across the ocean and one to a past-acknowledging future – left a mark. Coming on double LP (available in both black and opaque white), special edition CD, and digital formats, Faces to Hide proves as scathing, urgent, taut, angular, and gripping as Afterimage’s scarce but unforgettable output must have sounded more than forty years ago. Packaged with previously unseen band photos, and extensive, career-spanning liner notes by noted journalist Richie Unterberger, Faces to Hide also features Independent Project Records’ signature hand letterpress-printed custom design for the vinyl and CD packaging.

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Label: Independent Project Records

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