the wolfgang press

‘Party Girl‘ hasn't looked this fabulous since the '90s.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Kevin Morby, Dead Famous People, Helena Deland, Osees, The Damned, and The Wolfgang Press.

From Massive Attack and This Mortal Coil, to songs in Elvish and Aretha Franklin covers, here are a dozen songs not by the Cocteau Twins that make use of Elizabeth Fraser's unforgettable voice.

This week: a review of former Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster's great new LP ’Inferno,’ early 4AD band Rema-Rema, Talk Talk's transitional album ’The Colour of Spring,’ plus Le SuperHomard and The Stroppies.

This Mortal Coil's three highly influential records -- 1984's ’It'll End in Tears,’ 1986's ’Filigree & Shadow,’ and 1991's ’Blood’ -- have been out of print, physically, for years but are all getting deluxe reissues by 4AD in October...