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'80s UK Indie Icons

A beginners' guide to UK 80s indie in five essential albums

By Stephen Hill published

The 1980s were a hugely fertile period for free-thinking, boundary-pushing British 'indie' bands. Here is the story of the genre via five essential albums

Albums
Mark E Smith of The Fall performing at The Electric Ballroom, London, UK on 17 April 1980

Five new bands you need to hear if you love The Fall

By Stephen Hill published

With a whopping 31 albums in their back catalogue, it figures that cult favourites The Fall have influenced a legion of fearless, boundary-pushing bands in their wake – here, five of the best

Bands & Artists
Cover art for The Fall - Singles 1978-2016 album

The Fall - Singles 1978-2016 album review

By David Quantick published

A remarkable consistency across almost four decades

Albums
Mark E. Smith

The Fall's Mark E Smith dead at 60

By TeamRock published

Mark E Smith, founder and frontman of The Fall, has died at the age of 60

Bands & Artists
Cover art for The Fall - Reissues album

The Fall - Reissues album review

By Emma Johnston published

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Happy 60th, Mark E Smith, you mad bastard

Albums
Manics

Why are all football songs a load of balls?

By Paul Brannigan published

The 'Beautiful Game' is badly served when it comes to stadium anthems

Tracks & Singles