We needed more Morisseys less Astleys. Let’s not forget Moz wrote some of the best lyrics of all time … Astley made the tea while SAW ‘wrote’ never gonna give you up
Quite like the new Manics, although I must admit they do appear to spend a lot of time writing basically the same song. They have their Manicisms, and they freakin ride them hard.
I've been still hammering Cory Wong. Also James Blake. There's some subtle wanker shit going in with his lyrics on occasion, but goddamn, his voice really is amazing. Assume Form was a cracker, but the little Covers EP he did is stunning too. New singles sound typically solid.
Inspired by Stereogums frankly populist list of top ten Depeche Mode songs
Im doing a deep dive into their back catalogue starting with Black Celebration!