This compilation, released by Boston indie label Ace of Hearts, samples the work of its artists from the early '80s to the mid-'90s. The material on
The Wasted Years ranges from the brilliant and visceral lo-fi Midwestern post-punk of
Lyres,
the Del Fuegos, and
Mission of Burma (tending to be of an early-'80s vintage) to mediocre (much of the later stuff). Worth getting for its previously unreleased tracks by the above mentioned bands.