(Domino)When a singer describes their backing band as "the best lineup I've ever had", one can usually dismiss this as mere gush. But when the singer is Mark E Smith, who regards musicians with all the sentiment of a rottweiler eyeing a butcher's counter, it's worth pausing to wonder. Now intact for two consecutive albums, this incarnation of the Fall is the most stable in 15 years, with good reason: it's a ferocious unit, propulsive, choppy and playful. They're thrillingly rumbustious on Cowboy...
Guardian Music — (Domino)When a singer describes their backing band as "the best lineup I've ever had", one can usually dismiss this as mere gush. But when the singer is Mark E Smith, who... more info