Episode 99 - When Animals Attack by Cable

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You 90s kids probably heard Cable in a Sprite advert. They weren’t particularly fond of their decision to make this move, in retrospect. Which kinda sums up a lot of this band’s story; screwed over by the mechanations of an industry that they thought would help them achieve at least some semblance of success.

But when you think about it, given how obtuse a lot of this band’s music is, the fact they even made it as far as getting a song synced to an advert in the first place is no small miracle. Even though they were really only a properly active, touring unit for about four years, their influence on dozens of British post-hardcore bands in the early and mid 00s is legion.

When Animals Attack is often seen as the band’s finest hour. Their sound is a confident, often playful mixture of late 80s/early 90s Dischord post-hardcore, with a dollop of grunge for good measure. If you’re unacquainted with this truly unsung band, we suggest you remedy that immediately.

Are they good enough to enter our discography though? You decide. Vote below.