Githead

Avant rock band Githead features Malka Spigel (bass, vocals), Wire's Colin Newman (guitar, vocals), Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner, guitar), and frequent live and studio assistance from Max Franken (drums). Newman and Spigel first worked together on the former's 1986 album Commercial Suicide, while the latter and Franken were members of the under-recognized Israeli post-punk band Minimal Compact. Initially considered a one-off for the sake of performing at the 2004 tenth anniversary celebration of Newman and Spigel's Swim label, Githead quickly evolved into a full-fledged band. Th...