The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace

This post is long overdue. I can't imagine many of our readers aren't familiar with The Fall but this is just In case. "This Nations Saving Grace" comes from The Fall's more poppy time and thus I'd say makes this record more accessible for newcomers. It's generally an impressive mixture of their tried and tested feedback loaded post-punk sound with a new addition of American pop-rock, almost giving them a Joy Division quality in their dark yet catchy tracks.

I'm somewhat amazed with how well this record has aged. I try not to dabble in politics here as I don't consider myself educated on the matter at all. But there are matters of education and matters of common sense. The fact that the bleak world view that this record paints seems worryingly in tune with today's England is somewhat worrying to me but also gives validation as to why this record is still important.

Barmy
Spoilt Victorian Child

Expired