Subway Sect

English punk/post-punk band formed in 1976, led by singer-songwriter Vic Godard.

Led by Vic Godard; early notable single "Ambition" praised for its pop instinct and lyrics. The review notes Godard later worked as a postman and that the band's music mixes 1960s pop influences, punk urgency and Velvet Underground echoes.

The supplied review highly praises Vic Godard and the single "Ambition", calling it a "small, perfect thing." It frames Subway Sect as a literate post-punk act mixing 1960s pop, punk urgency and Velvet Underground echoes. The reviewer also notes Godard's later life as a postman and admires the band's lyrics and pop instinct.

For:Fans of punk and post-punk, listeners of British indie history, readers who like lyrical, literate rock criticism.