- avant-garde, indie rock, new wave, rock
- 11 min
- EP
- 4 tracks
- Kabuki Records
Knot a Fish is the debut and most critically acclaimed EP by the Irish post-punk band Five Go Down to the Sea?, released in 1983 on the London-Irish label Kabuki records and distributed by Rough Trade. Recorded just after the band changed their name from Nun Attax, it is the only of their recordings to feature cellist Úna Ní Chanainn, and is widely considered their best work.
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- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Fishes for Compliments3:41
- A2Elephants for Fun and Profit2:19
- B1There's a Fish on Top of Shandon (Swears He's Elvis)2:43
- B2Why Wait Until April2:24
4 tracks, 11 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Five Go Down to the Sea?
- Label
- Kabuki Records
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- EP
- Format
- 7" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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