The Triffids: The Black Swan
Martin Aston, Q, May 1989
THE FIFTH full-length and second major-label album from The Triffids will inevitably receive acclaim from the critical ranks as a multi-faceted alternative to Australia's pub-circuit rock of AC/DC, INXS and Midnight Oil.
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