Old music: The Jam – Town Called Malice

Paul Weller managed to make small-town dissatisfaction sound exhilarating on this late single from the JamWhere can you find a Town Called Malice on the map? It's actually located in Surrey, on the main railway line to the west country. It's a town called Woking, actually. Town Called Malice was the stand-out track from the Jam's last album, The Gift, and betrays Paul Weller's growing frustration with the limitations of the three-piece lineup. The title also refers to the grey commuter town tha...

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