Thursday, October 20, 2016

Master bold morals get reptiles and ankles



 
So Brix Smith is in the band at last and the sound is evolving again. She brings with her a bubbly stage presence and a very strong pop influence to her new husband's band. For better or worse. Some of the harsher edges are sanded away and while lyrically nothing makes any more sense than it ever did without active listening, the Fall become something that can start to conceive of some kind of general sense of musical success as the pastel hell of the 80's grinds forward. They become at the  same time easier on the ears as well as the eyes in concert.

This is the incarnation that would produce "The Wonderful and Frightening World of"






Initial releases of "Call for Escape Route" came with a bonus two song single included here with an alternate version of "No Bulbs" and an alternate version of the song "Slang King" which graced the current lp.

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