Michael Patrick Brady

My review of The Fall’s 28th album, Your Future Our Clutter, ran today in the Boston Phoenix.

There are few discographies as daunting as The Fall’s. Guided by Voices and Mountain Goats come to mind. Mark E. Smith’s prodigious output and penchant for switching band members and styles make it difficult to get a grasp of where to begin with The Fall, but the longer you put it off, the more you feel like you’re missing out. If you haven’t managed to get a foothold with the Fall, Your Future Our Clutter is a good enough place to start. It’s a very solid album thanks to the tightness of the backing band, who are carried over from the last Fall record, Imperial Wax Solvent. They know when to kick up a storm and when to let Smith rant and rave his way through the track. I highly recommend “Hot Cakes” as the standout from this album, a track that’s full of smug swagger and brashness that would fit in well on any of their classic albums.

Buy Your Future Our Clutter at Amazon.com