The Woodentops – Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway (E/E) – LP, AU 1988

Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway is an LP by The Woodentops from 1988 released on the Rough Trade label.

About this album

Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway is a sharp, highly melodic indie rock album that showed The Woodentops turning energy and invention into something distinctive. Released in 1988, it followed the group’s breakthrough and reinforced their reputation for fast-moving songs, lean guitar work and Ralphe Loeb’s expressive vocals. The record sits firmly within the late-1980s British indie scene, but its bright hooks and restless momentum helped it stand apart from many of its contemporaries. A compact, lively set, it remains one of the band’s most appealing statements, balancing urgency with the kind of pop instinct that made their best work memorable.

Genre: Punk & Alternative