Teenage Jesus and the Jerks

The Profile

American No Wave band from New York City led by Lydia Lunch, active in the late 1970s.

Led by Lydia Lunch (vocals, guitar). James Chance contributed saxophone on some tracks (including the recording of "My Eyes"). 'Everything' is a 1996 collection compiling the band's repertoire.

A fierce, vivid review of the 1996 compilation Everything by Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. The reviewer frames the music as raw, violent and essential No Wave. Lydia Lunch is presented as the central, confrontational voice.