Rema Rema

A loud blip in the history of their label and the post-punk era at large, Rema-Rema broke up before the then-nascent 4AD label issued their lone proper recording, Wheel in the Roses (1980). Short lifespan notwithstanding, the English band made a lasting impact. Two of their four original songs were covered by This Mortal Coil and Big Black, and their members went off to such acts as Adam and the Ants, Psychic TV, 4AD's Mass and the Wolfgang Press, and Renegade Soundwave. A series of archival releases, most notably the extensive Fond Reflections (2018), has kept the band's name...