Radio 4 - Party Crashers

What this video is

Radio 4 were a Brooklyn-based post-punk/dance-punk band formed in 1999, whose music merged punk political commentary with danceable grooves inspired by Gang of Four, The Clash, and Mission of Burma. 'Party Crashers' was released as the lead single from their third album Stealing of a Nation (Astralwerks, September 2004), their first record for a major-distributed label after signing with Astralwerks in 2004. The…

Why it matters

Radio 4 were central architects of the early-2000s post-punk revival and dance-punk movement in Brooklyn, drawing explicitly on Gang of Four and The Clash to fuse political rhetoric with club-ready grooves. 'Party Crashers' represents the band's peak commercial moment and major-label promotional…