Like a lot of Kurt Cobain’s favorite bands, Cardiff’s Young Marble Giants got a about a fraction of a percentage the attention Nirvana got (Killing Joke anyone?). About time — they’ve been around quite a while, having evolved considerably since their early days as a covers band. Yes, a lot has happened since their self-titled debut in 1980. Overall the Giants sound like anthaemic music for plucky people as they go about their daily business, be it in a cubicle, or even toiling as a janitor in some school somewhere. Maybe grungy, whistle-while-you-work music? They’re sans percussion for the most part, a minimalist move purposefully intended to counter the all-encompassing presence of punk in the 1970s. Sometimes they sound like an old video game soundtrack, and one guy in the band has an accent exactly like Hugh Grant. There’s a bit of Blondie, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, post-70′s glam, and even some House of the Rising Sun-era Animals organ thrown in for good measure. Toss in some seriously catchy funk-bass rhythms, and the soothing and wistful vocals of singer Alison Stratton as she pours over funny things she might have seen during the day. Get a listen of their punchy post-punk on Red Bull Music Academy Radio.