"One such person who was finding his singular creative spark amidst the volatility was Lamere's partner, the late Alan Vega, one half of the pioneering electronic-punk outfit Suicide. After the group's 1977 self-titled album - a raw record filled with grinding drum machines, haunting organ, feral screams and ghostly atmospherics - but before their more polished follow-up in 1980, Vega wanted to do some solo stuff."
"The result of this collaboration was the 1980 record Alan Vega, a stripped-back affair which incorporated more influences of classic rock'n'roll, blues and rockabilly. Its propulsive lead single, Jukebox Babe, almost recalls an old Elvis cut, complete with doo-wop finger snaps and blasts of harmonica. In fact, it was Hawk seeing Vega perform for the first time that led him to think he was watching a "blonde Elvis"."
"The artist's eponymous album, Alan Vega, along with his 1981 album, Collision Drive, have now been remastered and reissued from the original tapes and are available on streaming platforms for the first time."
New York in the early 1980s experienced high crime rates, homelessness and the AIDS crisis alongside severely limited resources. That environment spawned a vibrant cross-cultural community across art, music and fashion where people created by any means available. Alan Vega, half of the electronic-punk duo Suicide, pursued solo recordings after the 1977 Suicide album and before the group's 1980 follow-up to explore sounds beyond heavy electronics. A collaboration with guitarist Phil Hawk produced the 1980 album Alan Vega, which embraced rock'n'roll, blues and rockabilly influences and featured the lead single "Jukebox Babe." The 1980 Alan Vega and 1981 Collision Drive albums have been remastered from original tapes and released on streaming platforms.
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