The Associates - MacKenzie and Rankine

Formed in 1979 by Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine, the Scottish post-punk band The Associates attained commercial and critical success by 1982 with the synth-pop and new-pop album, Sulk . Despite the accomplishments, various issues led to Rankine leaving the band while MacKenzie continued The Associates , but without achieving the same level of success. This episode discusses the early years of the group and their music prior to the departure of Rankine in 1982.