and for the emotion, see Sadness Sulk is the third album by Scottish New-wave band The Associates. It was released in May 1982, and reissued as a CD in 2000 with extra tracks (Virgin VVR 1012012). It stayed in the British album chart for 20 weeks, reaching number 10. Style The band's new-wave origins barely show on this album. There are numerous overdubs, sometimes of strange sound sources such as steel canisters or sheets of metal. An atmosphere of gloom opens the album, with dramatic chords backgrounding Billy MacKenzie's bizarre, unsettling lyrics ("Tore my hair out from the roots/Planted them in someone's garden"). at times this gloom turns into a surreal excitement ("Nude spoons euphoria") that Mackenzie's impressive vocal range easily reaches, and then surpasses. Track listing Original UK release · Arrogance Gave Him Up (Rankine/MacKenzie) 3:00 · No (Rankine/Mackenzie