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| | Ludes, The Art of Happiness, Album Review |
 | | When Ludes strolled onto the scene a few years hence, unleashing their brand of slightly paranoid post/mod indie sparring in shows with the likes of Future Kings of Spain and The Others, you felt that they are very much a band of the time. |
 | | However, on the brink of their debut album, this fickle industry has moved on, but in opener ‘Badlands’ they do start of with disgruntled pungency, incorporating high roasting guitars to give some pulsation to the commencement. |
 | | A continuation of this tradition is Ludes, although they have no previous affiliation with Pete and co, on their debut album they specialise in big, scratchy punk songs, that are more influenced by The Clash’s ska/reggae period, particularly on the strangely tight “Never Had A Chance”. |
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