Tears For Fears: Fear Factory

byJeremy Allen
April 14, 2022

Celebrating the release of the first Tears For Fears album since 2004, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith reflect on a five-decade career and talk about loss, working under duress, musique concrète and Gothic architecture

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Jeremy Allen

Erland Cooper: An Orkney Prime Cut

bySharon O'Connell

Stepping into the solo world after a raft of collaborations, the delicate work of Erland Cooper

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Spöön Fazer: Causing a Stir

byBen Willmott

His early 1980s recording career amounted to just two EPs, but the story of Totnes synthpop trailblazer Spöön Fazer is rich in wild tales, and a treasure trove of his unreleased tracks has just been uncovered…

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Cold War Electronica: Atomic Anthems

byMat Smith

Five synth-driven gems from the 1980s that captured the paranoia and effervescent pop of the nuclear age – tales of tension, technology, hope and fear, as told by the artists themselves

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Silver Apples: Sparkle And Shine

byKris Needs

With an eventful career that began in the 60s, Silver Apples have every right to enjoy a quiet retirement. But founder and lone surviving member Simeon Coxe is having none of it and has, instead, produced his magnum opus

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Gruff Rhys: The Hills Are Alive

byBob Fischer

A sacred mountain on the Korean border, a pilgrimage to meet Linda Ronstadt, a 13th century Welsh prince and an obsession with the work of Klaus Dinger… welcome to the world of Gruff Rhys

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Trip Hop: The Mighty Sound Of Bristol

byMiles Picard

The 20th anniversary of Britpop has been exercising the nation recently, but there was another UK scene emerging around the same time that we believe should be celebrated. A lot of the artists hated the name, but the music press called it Trip Hop…