Crucial Track for 30 May 2025

"Design To Kill" by The Contortions

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What's a song you initially disliked but now love?

When I first heard James Chance and the Contortions, my ears just could not get around those chaotic horns intruding on comparatively rhythmic guitars. But it made such an impression, I couldn't help revisit. And what once sounded like noise , now sounded more like a conversation (or maybe a heated argument?) between instruments.