The second instalment of Chapter Music’s acclaimed Australianpost-punk compilation seriesCan’t Stop It!is released on vinyl for thefirst time as a deluxe double album.The compilation was originally released on CD in 2007 and presentsan incredible array of inventive and often previously unheard musicfrom the period 1979-1984. Now Chapter Music updates thecompilation with six never before reissued bonus tracks, plus newliner notes, photos and layout.This is a fantastically rich and dynamic time in Australian musichistory, a time when Australia stepped out of the shadows ofoverseas influence and asserted its own musical identity for perhapsthe first time.Can’t Stop It!IIfeatures tracks that have now become touchstones inAustralia's post-punk history, includingLamborghiniby SeveredHeads and proto Oz-rap classicDo the Jobby Use No Hooks, plusearly works by the likes of Dead Can Dance’s Lisa Gerrard andHunters & Collectors’ Mark Seymour.Bonus tracks include the astoundingHowby Brisbane's This FiveMinutes, which pre-dates The Stone Roses'Fool's Goldby at leastfive years, and Tasmania's own performance punk Chainmale withhis outlandishFreakout."This era of Australian music wasn't defined by a sound or an instrument, but byan anarchic creativity"–Stephen Deusner,Uncut
