Smash!

When S*M*A*S*H summoned the spit and snarl of classic British punk in the early '90s, the U.K press labeled them as part of "the New Wave of the New Wave," a nonexistent movement that the British weeklies used to describe young acts resurrecting the sounds of the late-'70s and early-'80s underground scene in England. S*M*A*S*H was formed by Ed Borrie (vocals, guitar), Salvador Alessi (bass), and Rob Haigh (drums) in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. British conservatives blasted the group's initial singles. In 1994, S*M*A*S*H signed to Hi Rise Records and released ...