Nothing Under Four Stars: Squid brings layers of post-punk and art rock with third album

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Nothing Under Four Stars: Squid brings layers of post-punk and art rock with third album

David Doig

David Doig

Krankenhaus Squid
In their third album, post-punk band Squid are inspired lyrically by fictional monsters, while the musical arrangements are rich and expansive. Ollie Judge is the drummer and vocalist [Image: Paul Hudson, 2010 CC BY 2.0]

Alarmingly, the dominant musical soundtrack of my youth is now four decades deep. Post-punk was, and is, the most immediately stirring music in my life and, 40 years on, still makes an impact. Here’s a new one

Cowards, Squid Warp Records, 2025 Rapidly moving on to their third studio album in four years, are Brighton, UK-based Squid. Post-punk infused with subst, Krankenhaus Squid , Louis Borlase, vocal and guitarist for Squid [Image: Paul Hudson, 2010 CC BY 2.0]