Echo & The Bunnymen / Crocodiles

Crocodiles, the 1980 debut album by Echo & the Bunnymen, is a post-punk record characterized by its dark, moody, and urgent sound. It features the band's distinctive mix of Ian McCulloch's dramatic vocals and lyrics exploring themes of despair, Will Sergeant's "jagged-quartz" guitar work, Les Pattinson's "granite basslines," and Pete de Freitas's "surging urgency" drumming. Critics described the album as "moody, mysterious, fascinating," a "complete realization of the Echo & the Bunnymen sound," and one of the best debut albums ever