Singles

Singles

“I vividly remembering my older cousins playing this album a lot in the mid-90s during their teenage years. A memory which would eventually go on to become my own teenage action. Yes, I moped around in my bedroom while doing Algebra II homework as Morrissey whined, and Johnny Marr’s guitar jangled out magic. That isn’t to say this music should only exist in your teenage years, but there is a certain kind of synchronicity between Morrissey’s verbose, witty lyrics and adolescent exasperation.  Look, it’s no secret that the Smiths were a band that loved to release compilation albums as stopgaps between studio albums, they had as many compilations as studio albums during their brief heyday in the 80s, but this one stands above the pack for the simplest of reasons. By no means the lone ” read more

500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)

"Arguably the greatest British singles band of the ’80s. From the sublime (“How Soon Is Now?”) to the faintly ridiculous (“There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”), these 45s remain some of the most intoxicating and original songs committed to vinyl. Standout track: “How Soon Is Now?”"