Cashpoint - Pigs of Idiom (1996)


Of all the bands to ride the Britpop wave of the mid-1990s, few are regarded more uniquely than Mexborough janglers Cashpoint, represented here by their 1996 offering, the enigmatic 'Pigs of Idiom'.

Eager to avoid the problematic 'second album syndrome', Cashpoint very wisely skipped straight to their third, and in the process created an uneven masterpiece that raised more questions than it answered: Why are we here? Why do we ask why we are here? And how many trombones is it possible for one man to play concurrently?

While Jimminy Plinth's guitar work is less consistent than on their debut and drummer Ron Kegg's barbituate habit is very evident on tracks like 'Limeater' and the closing 'Murdered like the dead', this is nonetheless a record that both captured the mood of the era and questioned the fact that it did.

Personal Recollectionz by @lolbertz


"I remember seeing Cashpoint live at the Trainwreck in Camden on my 19th birthday. We were all smoking copious amounts of Columbus Crew and it was a really memorable gig. It wasn't until some years later that I learned that Cashpoint weren't even playing live at that venue on that day. Or indeed any other day.

Good times."

Lyricz

"You don't get me,
Because you never got me.
If I hid in a swan farm,
You'd likely not spot me.
It's like I've been murdered,
Murdered like the dead.
They are not alive,
And I am what I said." - Murdered like the dead

 

Discographicalz

  • Self-titled debut album Cashpoint (1993) released on Poosex Records
  • (unreleased second album) (1995, bootlegs rumoured to exist only on rare wax cylinders)
  • Pigs of Idiom (1996)
  • We once did rule a bit (1998)
  • Cash on Collection (compilation, 1999)
  • Flanneling (2002, different line-up)






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