The Fall – Slates (Vinyl) FKA twigs Prickly Thorn

Prickly Thorn

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Wanksta (Instrumental)

The Fall – Slates (Vinyl) FKA twigs Prickly ThornDiscussing The Falls music retrospectively feels counterintuitive because they were so forward thinking. But if we revisit their 1981 EP (or album, depending on your stance), Slates, it becomes very transparent that it was a significant moment in The Falls trajectory. Along with their 1980 LP Grotesque (After the Gramme), this is when The Fall became a fully formed artistic vision with its own nuances, characters, worlds and uniquely Lancastrian