Moss Icon's Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly (33 1/3)

Moss Icon are rightly hailed as emo pioneers, and Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly remains a key part of that story. Released in 1993, it was named one of the “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time” by Rolling Stone, which said it “still sounds ahead of its time.” Pitchfork also placed it among the highest rated post-hardcore albums ever and awarded it Best Reissue.

Here, fan-turned-Moss Icon drummer Zak Fusciello offers an insider-outsider view of this elusive band, tracing their history and development. The book also digs deeply into the album’s lyrics through extensive interviews with band members and other musicians from the scene.

A psychotherapist by profession, Fusciello explores the loss, grief and transformation at the heart of Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly. Through the words of vocalist and lyricist Jonathan Vance, the book follows trauma, bereavement and the search for sanctuary, while helping fill a real gap in post-punk history.