The Government
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The Government was a Canadian
new wave
, art punk
band, primarily active in Toronto during the 1979–1981 period.
Canada
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new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
, art punk
Art punk
Art punk or avant punk refers to punk rock of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art world, or the avant garde....
band, primarily active in Toronto during the 1979–1981 period.
Singles
- 1979 "Hemingway (Hated Disco Music)" / "I Only Drive My Car At Night" - (independent)
- 1979 The 33 EP - "Flat Tire" / "Zippers Of Fire" / "Get You Sleepin'" / "Sponge (Modern World)" - (SMW-1)
Albums
- 1979 Electric Eye (original soundtrack) (Voicespondence/Trend)
- 1980 Guest List (Jackal/Modern World/Trend) WOW-713
- 1981 How Many Fingers//Plaza Del Pimps/Portrait/Paranoid Downtown Funk Pt.2 (Government) GOV-581
External links
- The Government
- CanuckistanMusic reviews of Hemingway (Hated Diso Music), the 33 EP and the How Many Fingers? EP