The Magnetic Fields' first two albums, available on one CD, differ from the band's later work in that it is not songwriter Stephin Merritt who is singing his tales of wounded hope, starry-eyed romance, and quiet desperation. 1990's less-is-more DISTANT PLASTIC TREES is directly indebted to early-'80s minimalist-pop geniuses the Young Marble Giants, especially on the hypnotic "You Love To Fail" and the tremendously affecting "100,000 Fireflies," perhaps Merritt's most heartbreakingly beautiful song. By comp...   [ read more ]

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One of the most important UK bands of the last 25 years, the Jesus and Mary Chain formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1983. They created a new intersection of noise and pop, draping curtains of guitar distortion over melodies worthy of The Ronettes or The Beach Boys. With the famously contentious Reid brothers as the band's sole constant, JAMC went on to become just as famously prolific - along with five classic Blanco Y Negro albums, they issued a wealth of compelling non-LP material. For the first time,...   [ read more ]

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The Flatmates released five singles between 1986 and 1988. Their singles all reached the upper regions of the UK Indie Chart, culminating with a number one placing for 'Shimmer'.Formed in Bristol in summer 1985, by Martin Whitehead, proprietor at the time of a weekly indie venue called The Mission Club, and 'Rocker', the city's most notorious music fan. Lacking inspiration for an esoteric name, they adopted the tag stuck on them by their friends - 'the flatmates'.As part of the first wave of the mid-eight...   [ read more ]

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