The Janitors

The Janitors Thunderhead 12″

Sounds like LES THUGS meets BUTTHOLES meets GUN CLUB. Powerful blues-based rock’n’roll filtered through an ’80s outlook. PERE UBU on speed? NOMAD-itis? It rocks, though not as insane as the 7″ers.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label Blanco y Negro
• Issue MRR #41 • October 1986

The Janitors Good to Be the King / Wall Star

A really good single, both sides having a lot of punch. There are early punk influences here (FALL, STRANGLERS) but this rocks better than either. Powerful.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label In Tape
• Issue MRR #37 • June 1986

The Janitors Chicken Stew / Devil’s Gone to Whitley Bay 7″

Both sides sound very similar, employing noisy slide guitar over a rat-a-tat rockin’ beat, combining post-punk pop with R’n’B. Interesting neo-noise.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label In Tape
• Issue MRR #28 • September 1985