Simple Minds are back with something unexpected, something personal — and something as involving as anything they’ve ever done.

A synth-driven Psychedelic Furs song might not seem like a great cover idea. But it was.

This feels like a solo album dressed up in Echo and the Bunnymen’s clothes.

Don’t let the name fool you: These Pixies are raucous, loud and sometimes vulgar.

‘EP1’ seemed to hint at a productive spurt for the Pixies, the groundbreaking alternative band who I discovered woefully late.

The Pixies without Kim Deal? No, that doesn’t work.

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Culled from that brief turn-of-the-1990s moment when unplugged performances were all the rage, these acoustic radio performances from Jellyfish offer fresh perspective on the band’s stirring, if all-too-brief, two-album run. You May Also Like: The Lickerish Quartet, “Lighthouse Spaceship” (2020): Something Else! sneak peek The Lickerish Quartet – ‘Threesome Vol.Read More

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