The Roches – Nurds (E/E) – LP, NZ 1980

Nurds is an LP by The Roches from 1980 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.

About this album

Nurds is a witty, sharply written 1980 album that shows The Roches refining their singular blend of close harmonies, folk-rooted melody and offbeat humour. The sisters’ second album is more polished and rhythmically pointed than their debut, without losing the oddball charm that made them stand out in the alternative pop landscape. Songs such as Its Bad For Me and Factory Girl highlight their gift for turning personal detail and comic observation into something both intimate and slyly subversive. It became one of the trio’s most distinctive statements and a key example of early-1980s singer-songwriter craft with a left-field edge.

Genre: Pop & Rock