Episode 4 - The Queen is Dead (The Smiths)

04/20/25 • 33 min

In this episode, we are diving into one of the most quintessential post-punk bands of all time, The Smiths, and their album, The Queen is Dead. Released in 1986, this album is considered not only the bands ‘jewel in the crown’, but one of the greatest albums of all time.

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Episode 3 - Parklife (Blur)

Back in 1990, musician Damon Albarn said of his band: “When our third album comes out, our place as the quintessential English band of the ’90s will be assured. That is a simple statement of fact.” Well, that third album was released in the spring of 1994, went four times platinum, and became a landmark recording in British rock music history. It’s a record that encapsulated what it was like to be young, British and disillusioned in the 90’s. The band is of course Blur, and the album is Parklife.