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Not Forgotten: Father John Misty – Fear Fun

Every now and again you encounter an act whose entire aesthetic appeals to you. From his gorgeous gatefold CD artwork, to his live presence, Father John Misty’s combination of classic…

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Not Forgotten: Ben Folds Five – Whatever and Ever Amen

Popular opinion would have us believe that most acts find their second albums much more problematic than their debuts. In some ways this is understandable as the material on debuts…

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Not Forgotten: Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump

A few days ago, a section of social media broke. There was no huge public outcry, and certainly, the vast percentage of users barely noticed and those that did notice,…

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Not Forgotten: The Waterboys – This Is the Sea

Following a number of false starts, A Pagan Place had finally established The Waterboys as not only an act of great promise, and had come tantalisingly close to establishing them…

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Not Forgotten – Cud – Showbiz

After years of incrementally increasing success achieved by a combination of talent as opposed to any grand career plan, Cud reached their commercial and creative apogee with 1992’s utterly wonderful…

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Not Forgotten: Sparks – Balls

One of the great things about Sparks down the decades has been their innate ability to innovate and inspire those that follow in their wake. The fact that those that…

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Not Forgotten – Suede – Coming Up

There are times when revisionism just gets it a bit wrong. In the early 90s, Suede were at the very vanguard of British guitar music. With the backing of the…

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Not Forgotten: Kirsty MacColl – Kite

I find it impossible to dislike any aspect of Kirsty MacColl. She was a trier, tirelessly honing her craft, refusing to sell herself short or compromise her material for anyone,…

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Not Forgotten – Billy Bragg – Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Life’s a Riot With Spy vs. Spy and Brewing Up With Billy Bragg had found Billy Bragg marking out a sonic territory that was a million miles away from the…

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Not Forgotten: They Might Be Giants – Apollo 18

Apollo 18 is the album that cemented They Might Be Giants as an act that would endure rather than burn briefly. Sure, the hit single “Birdhouse in Your Soul” had…

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