Crippled Pilgrims

Some of the Crippled Pilgrims' press has suggested that they were sort of a blend of late-'60s psychedelia and early new wave. Overall, however, this little-known mid-'80s group were more grounded in the sounds of early guitar-oriented post-punk, though their approach was less common when they were founded than it would be in the indie scene later in the 1980s. Forming in Washington, DC, some of the Crippled Pilgrims had connections with the city's punk and alternative bands; bassist Mitch Parker had been in Government Issue, and early drummer Rummager was in the Velvet Monkey...