{"product_id":"8435008843113-expensive-sound","title":"Expensive Sound","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmpire was an offshoot of punk legends Generation X, very influential for the 80s Washington D.C. hardcore and UK neo-psychedelic scenes, acting somehow as the missing link between new wave and grunge. \"Expensive Sound\" was originally released in 1981, their music was raw, bare, warm -distinct from the glacial, antiseptic pop that would dominate the decade.While \"Expensive Sound\" may be better known for the bands it inspired - the neo-psychedia of The Stone Roses and the athletic fretwork of Fugazi - they deserve appreciation on its own merits: one of the finest guitar pop records of the era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40181924888673,"sku":"8435008843113","price":19.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_9973792_1047046.jpg?v=1718186414","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/8435008843113-expensive-sound","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}