At the time of his tragic death from an overdose in 2010, Jay Reatard was releasing jangly pop songs inspired by the likes of The Clean and Chris Knox. Past Perfect
Reatards
Grown Up, Fucked Up
October 8th, 2015 | by Nate Knaebel | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
At the time of his tragic death from an overdose in 2010, Jay Reatard was releasing jangly pop songs inspired by the likes of The Clean and Chris Knox.
Cocteau Twins
The Pink Opaque and Tiny Dynamine/Echoes in a Shallow Bay
September 23rd, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »
As I’ve detailed previously, hearing the Cocteau Twins for the first time was something of an epiphany
The Sisters of Mercy
First and Last and Always
August 17th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
That The Sisters of Mercy have existed as a band almost continuously in one form or another for 35 years is no doubt some kind of miracle. Despite near
The Dream Syndicate
The Days of Wine and Roses
July 30th, 2015 | by Nate Knaebel | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Rock music, as we’ve come to appreciate it here in the 21st century, is defined by the guitar. The backbeat remains vital, but the guitar is the genre’s foundational
Trojan Records
Relaunch
July 15th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
After an initial false start the year before, Trojan Records was launched in 1968 as a partnership with Island Records, Chris Blackwell’s powerhouse label
Simple Minds
Sparkle in the Rain
March 23rd, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Released 31 years ago, Simple Minds’ seventh album, Sparkle in the Rain, remains an astounding work and the artistic pinnacle of the Glaswegian band’s
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
See the Fire
February 12th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Of all the bands to emerge from England’s teeming post-punk talent pool of the late ’70s and early ’80s, Leeds’ Red Lorry Yellow Lorry is perhaps one
Chavez
Gone Glimmering and Ride the Fader
February 3rd, 2015 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
The great part about discovery is that there’s no expiration date. It’s the reason why ace reissue labels like Numero
David Bowie
Nothing Has Changed
November 18th, 2014 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
If some desert island curse forced you to pick only one artist to listen to for the rest of eternity, you’d do well to choose David Bowie. His career-long sequence
The Pop Group
We Are Time and Cabinet of Curiosities
October 30th, 2014 | by Josie Rubio | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Before Shazam, which has never worked for me, and Siri, people used to regularly serenade record store employees with off-key