WHERE ALL ROADS MEET... Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures | Released: 1979 Factory | Produced: Martin Hannett | Genre: The post-punk sound that launched a thousand t-shirts | WORDS ARE BRILLIANT... Joy Division. You know Joy Division. You already know the story. You know the dark, pulsating music. The mega-hit, Love Will Tear Us Apart with … Continue reading 36. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
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YOU CAN'T HURRY FORWARD, IT'S HOLDING YOU BACK... The La's - The La's | Released: 1990 Go! Disks | Produced: Steve Lillywhite | Genre: Ethereal freshman jangle-pop | IF YOU WANT I'LL SELL YOU A LIFE STORY / ABOUT A MAN WHO'S AT LOGGERHEADS WITH HIS PAST... Considering the sheer scale of its influence, it's … Continue reading 19. The La's – The La's
WRAPPED UP IN BOOKS... Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle - Bill Callahan | Released: 2009 Drag City | Produced: "Raven" | Genre: Baritone, dreamy folk americana to mask the vortex lurking below the surface | I looked all around, / It was not written down, / And so I tell you now... In … Continue reading 7. Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle