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Somehow, things seem darker now. Heaven knows we are more miserable now. Thank you, Morrissey, for sharing.
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Singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with Life Will See You Now, possibly his finest record to date.
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The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s - Part 2 (80 - 61)
The second part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s includes Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Morrissey, Dinosaur Jr., and more.
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The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s: Part 4: 40 - 21
Stories sung with grace and compassion. We can only hope our stories will be told so well, sometime.
30 Sep 2015
Morrissey: Vauxhall and I (20th Anniversary Definitive Master)
Vauxhall and I has long been considered a pinnacle of Morrissey's solo work... is it still?
26 Jun 2014
"The Goodness of Privacy in a Warm Room with Books"
We all search for escape, and while music, drugs, radicalism, or fame may ease the monotony, the protagonists of so many of these tales find themselves at the end of their narratives still constrained.
03 Feb 2014
Morrissey As the Sweet and Tender Hooligan
Morrissey cannot square his inner discontent with his mass appeal. He peers at himself as if a specimen.
06 Jan 2014
Tomorrow Belongs to Her: The Art That Rose Against Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher is dead, yet her influence is stronger than ever. What lessons can be drawn from the cultural response to Thatcherism, and can they be applied again?
02 Jun 2013
The Smiths: Complete
Even when compiling the band's entire catalog together, the same problems remain: too much overlap, not every song is actually represented. That said, Marr did a hell of a job on the remaster ...
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Still Ill: The Best 13 Songs by the Smiths
To celebrate the 25th birthday of the Smiths' masterful album The Queen Is Dead, PopMatters presents a list of the top 13 tracks by the legendary English quartet.
30 Jun 2011
Counterbalance No. 28: The Smiths’ 'The Queen Is Dead'
Some Smiths records are bigger than others -- The Queen Is Dead, for example, comes in at No. 28 on the Acclaimed Music list of the Greatest Albums of All Time. Bigmouths Klinger and Mendelsohn strike again with another edition of Counterbalance.
08 Apr 2011
Pete Yorn: musicforthemorningafter (10th Anniversary Edition)
Two-disc set commemorates Yorn's first studio album and shows what it plainly is: a collection of beautiful songs, nearly each one a small victory.
27 Mar 2011
Morrissey: Bona Drag (20th Anniversary Edition)
Morrissey -- is there any greater, more consistent talent to be found in the last 30 years? Bona Drag, remastered and reissued with bonus material, reminds us why Moz is still so beloved and so worthy of attention.
28 Oct 2010
Strictly Global: A Source for Music Videos on Broadcast TV
The kind of show you wished MTV would make.
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