Mark Stewart + Maffia

The Profile

Lead singer of The Pop Group who released solo work backed by the Maffia; Learning To Cope With Cowardice is the best-documented collaboration of Mark Stewart with the Maffia.

The review notes the album Learning To Cope With Cowardice was recorded between 1982 and 1984. The Maffia are described in the review as the Tackhead lineup under a different name. The music mixes dub, reggae, electronics and post-punk into an avant-garde, politically charged sound.

The available review celebrates Learning To Cope With Cowardice as a radical, timeless work that fuses dub, reggae, electronics and post-punk into an avant-garde statement. The Maffia are identified in the review as the Tackhead lineup under a different name and the album recordings date from 1982–1984. The review emphasizes the record's subversive lyrics, studio experimentation and revolutionary energy.