The Fall

It‘s the home Mark E. Smith and Brix bought in the ‘80s that is said to have inspired The Fall’s “My New House.“

Edited by Tessa Norton and Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley, ‘Excavate!‘ is a compendium of ephemera and essays that explore tangential but essential aspects to Mark E Smith and The Fall‘s worldview.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new records from CFCF, Sorry, Ride’s Andy Bell, Silver Synthetic, and Requin Chagrin, plus a new book on The Fall.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Tindersticks, Mogwai, and The Fall, plus Sloan’s Patrick Pentland goes solo, and a look at the ’90s Nova Scotia alt-rock scene.

If you love music documentaries, a new streaming channel called The Coda Collection has just launched as an add-on to Amazon Prime Video that focuses entirely on that medium…

The Fall’s Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81 is out February 19 via John Dwyer’s Castle Face label.

Thom Yorke’s BBC Radio 6 Music playlist includes tracks from The Fall,Moor Mother & Billy Woods, Q-Tip, and more.

Leeds group Mush make twisty indie rock that pulls from a gamut of the arch and angular. The band’s second album, ‘Lines Redacted,’ will be out February 12 via Memphis Industries…

This terrific-sounding Fall live album is being released for the 40th anniversary of the show — listen to “Leave the Capitol“ now.

Indie Basement looks back at 2020’s best reissues, box sets and compilations in the world of classic indie, college rock and more.