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The Fall released their 30th album, 'Re-Mit' (stream a track)

by Bill Pearis

The Fall

Have gone through the kind of myriad line-up changes that actually inspired a book, Mark E. Smith’s soapbox/band The Fall have just released their 30th (!!!) studio album, titled Re-Mit, which came out today in the UK on Cherry Red. Says The Guardian:

Re-Mit begins with a minute of blithe, bubblegum indie-bop so generic you have to double-check you’re listening to the Fall. It’s a short-lived sensation: the second track, Sir William Wray, has a needling riff and aggressive drums and Mark E Smith growling variations on the title, the volume and violence escalating until the chanted backing vocals sound like incitements to a riot.

Always different, always the same, as John Peel used to say. It’s been a while since MES and company released a great album (probably 2003’s The Real New Fall LP), but a new Fall album is always worth listening to. You can stream the riotous “Sir William Wray” below.

It’s also been a long time since The Fall have played North America and we are due for a visit. Maybe this will be the year. Re-Mit artwork and tracklist are below.

The Fall – Sir William Wray

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The Fall – ‘Re-Mit’ tracklist:
1. NO RESPECTS (INTRO)
2. SIR WILLIAM WRAY
3. KINDER OF SPINE
4. NOISE
5. HITTITE MAN
6. PRE-MDMA YEARS
7. NO RESPECTS REV.
8. VICTROLA TIME
9. IRISH
10. JETPLANE
11. JAM SONG
12. LOADSTONES