New Additions: Counting Fifty Problems 12" EP by Househearts

1985 was a busy year for Paul Nini. Besides taking over bass duties from Mike "Rep" Hummel on their sophomore album Naked At The Buy, Sell, And Trade, he also put out the lone release as a member of Househearts, the 12" extended play Counting Fifty Problems. It's a nice collection of uptempo and occasionally dissonant post-punk that touches on early New Order, Gang of Four, Wire and others. I tracked down a copy via Discogs and was pleasantly surprised how melodic and cohesive the EP is overall, despite being one of the lesser known bands and releases in the heyday of up and coming Columbus independent rock and punk.