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Label: Factory Benelux
Cat No.: FBN35
Format: Vinyl (2023 reissue) + Facsimile FAC88 Single 7″ (Limited Edition of 500)
Matrix/Stampers: FBN 35 BK98289-01 A1 HL 21, FBN 35 BK98289-01 B1 HL 1l
Here Comes Everybody, The Wake’s 1985 full-length for Factory, is a record that lingers in the ether—dreamlike, quietly radical, and unmistakably singular.
Following a well-received John Peel session in 1984, the band embarked on an extensive tour, gaining momentum in the indie underground. Their single “Talk About the Past,” featuring Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column on piano, climbed the indie charts with quiet insistence. As a thoughtful nod to that era, Factory Benelux’s limited edition reissue includes a replica of the original single—a tactile reminder of their moment in the post-punk sun.
Recorded shortly thereafter, Here Comes Everybody remains The Wake’s most enduring statement. While often (and somewhat lazily) compared to New Order—perhaps due to their shared label and touring history—the album steers a more subtle course. If anything, it’s New Order who may have taken notes; the delicate synth washes and understated elegance here are closer in spirit to what Bernard Sumner later explored with Electronic than anything from Low-Life or Brotherhood.
Standout tracks include the dub-inflected title track, its Jah Wobble-style bassline grounding the swirl of keys above. Send Them Away and All I Asked You To Do offer crystalline melodies wrapped in melancholic charm, while Torn Calendar, with Carolyn Allen’s ethereal vocals, drifts toward the early contours of Stereolab’s lounge-infused minimalism.
Sail Through carries a restrained synth-pop pulse, evoking the Pet Shop Boys in their more reflective moments, before dissolving into a dreamy shoegaze coda. World of Her Own begins side two in a wash of keyboard textures, lightly plucked guitar, and the distant breath of harmonica—melancholy rendered as vapor.
Disillusioned by what they perceived as Factory’s lack of promotion and attention, The Wake moved to Sarah Records in 1988. But Here Comes Everybody remains their defining work—a delicate, drifting gem from the quieter corners of the Factory catalogue.
4.0 out of 5.0 stars
