Is XTC too Competent to Be Cool?
Showtime's XTC: This Is Pop draws worthy attention to this underrated band. But does their music still hold up?
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Rock and Roll? Field Music Take on Led Zeppelin and Win
Somehow, in spite of listening to Kate Bush, King Crimson, Hall and Oates, and the Blue Nile, Field Music sound like 10CC playing the hits of Steve Reich. PopMatters asked Peter Brewis about how this can happen in 2018.
Why Does the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Still Have Its Hold on Us?
Fifty years on, Brian Wilson’s emotive musings on love, loss, and loneliness on the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds have proven to be truly timeless.
Super Furry Animals’ ‘Rings Around the World’ Is Near Perfect
Super Furry Animals create a near-perfect album. We should be thankful there are bands willing to throw everything they’ve got into a record just to see what happens.