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Review: Popstock's latest Fall retrospective Singles Live Vol One 1978-81 captures Smith and his mighty co. in their rawest, fuzz-worthy phase. Whether it's the discordant organ furzes of 'It's The New Thing' or the snarled highway punk of '2nd Dark Age', this one's a great distillation of the Fall's sound at a select interval. Culled almost exclusively from the period spanning their Live At The Witch Trials era to the brink of the Hex Enduction Hour, the album compiles ferocious stage renditions of early singles, delivered by a revolving door of members as usual. Yet it was also born from frustration with how other Fall archival material has been handled, and how more recent lineups have been emphasised and represented as immutable over and above classic, yet more unusual suspects. Steered by ex-Fall members Paul and Steve Hanley, Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon, Popstock exists as a corrective, revisiting a pivotal moment with a twist.

Review: Flunk bids a beautiful farewell with Take Me Places, their final album after 25 years of evocative music-making. The Norwegian quartet blends ethereal downtempo, trip-hop, folk and immersive electronica into 11 hauntingly beautiful tracks. From the brooding opener 'Capitalism' to the cinematic closer 'Omens,' the album captures dusk-toned stillness and dreamlike introspection. Flunk's signature melancholic warmth permeates originals like 'Trapdoor' and 'I Think I Like You' alongside stunning reworks of Massive Attack and Chet Faker. A poignant swansong, Take Me Places is a testament to the band's timeless artistry and an emotional, genre-blurring journey that leaves a lasting imprint on the soul.