'Angst in My Pants' was Sparks eleventh album, released in 1982. Following the rather indifferent response to 'Whomp That Sucker' it seems less slick, and more sonically interesting, seemingly taking influences from European post punk/goth bands while still remaining resolutely Sparks. There's a lot of chorused bass and guitar and rolling toms as well trebly synthetic sounding drums - my first thought was Joy Division and The Cure, if they were in a better mood. 'I Predict' was released as a single, with a David Lynchesque video featuring Ron as a stripper, a distressing concept in itself. The song looks back to the Glitterbeatish glam of 'Kimono My House' and is the most immediate track on the LP. For all that, it's sonically more interesting and contemporary sounding than 'Whomp That Sucker'. Then again, I'm just an old goth.