Haven’t had a cute picture of a kid in a while. Bless.

Download: Boys Cry – The Distractions (mp3)

I loved this single, The Distractions were one of the many Post-Punk/New Wave bands that came and went in the blink of an eye and ended up half-forgotten and gathering dust in the old singles box despite making some cracking records. They put out a few 45s on Factory before signing to Island who I seem to remember were touting them as the “next big thing” for a while. “Boys Cry” came out in 1980 and flopped as did their only album, the terrific “Nobody’s Perfect” which has never been reissued.