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 Past Perfect
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
Unwound
No Energy
October 27th, 2014 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Chapter three, No Energy, in which Numero Group continues their quest to convince us of Unwound's undiminished greatness. Let me cut to the chase
Smashing Pumpkins
Adore: Super Deluxe Edition
September 30th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
As the massive Smashing Pumpkins reissue campaign begins to draw to a close, it’s time to look at one of the more polarizing records in the band’s catalog, Adore
The Gun Club
Fire of Love
July 16th, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Between the mediocrity of the records he made while in decline and the overshadowing notoriety that comes from an early death, the music that
Various Artists
C86: 3-CD Deluxe Edition
June 23rd, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »
Throughout rock & roll’s varied permutations over the decades, there have been moments in time—years, days, fleeting instances—that have
The Rock*a*Teens
Sweet Bird of Youth
June 10th, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
While there are plenty of records that literally rock your world, there are also those albums that seem to come from God on high, their every note