Chelsea are possibly the most iconic original punk band to be still playing the DIY scene around the UK, up there with the likes of The Lurkers, UK Subs and The Vibrators to name a few. Not being one of the elite chart success bands of the past, The Stranglers, The Undertones or The Buzzcocks being of that ilk, Chelsea have still kept the down to earth nature that although never gave them the wealth, what it did give them was the a back catalogue of songs that have a wealth of life experience and songs that are truly lived in. So 45 years on, this album release has to be a pinnacle of sorts, a moment in time that has been fully deserved and worked for like no other. The fact that ‘Meanwhile Gardens’ comes out of lockdown and a time of social upheaval, is something that sits perfectly...
