The Fall – Slates (Vinyl) R.E.M Celebrated singer-songwriter Reb Fountain’s self-titled

Celebrated singer-songwriter Reb Fountain’s self-titled album marks a new chapter in the kiwi artist’s career and her first full-length release on Flying Nun Records

The band’s second 1969 album

and loss to feel like they’re not alone

Carolines ^

this album has struck me with a vengeance

The Fall – Slates (Vinyl) R.E.M Celebrated singer-songwriter Reb Fountain’s self-titledDiscussing The Falls music retrospectively feels counterintuitive because they were so forward thinking. But if we revisit their 1981 EP (or album, depending on your stance), Slates, it becomes very transparent that it was a significant moment in The Falls trajectory. Along with their 1980 LP Grotesque (After the Gramme), this is when The Fall became a fully formed artistic vision with its own nuances, characters, worlds and uniquely Lancastrian