The Smiths were a rock band out of Manchester, England that formed in 1982. Consisting of the mononymic frontman Morrissey, Johnny Marr on guitar, Andy Rourke on bass, and Mike Joyce on drums, the band released their debut self-titled LP in 1984.
Despite releasing just four LPs–one per year between 1984 and 1987–the band is considered among the most influential acts of the 1980s.
For vinyl fans, original pressings of anything by The Smiths have become somewhat collectible. Most notably, 12-inch singles are especially sought after by collectors.
Below, you’ll find a complete collection of album reviews, song reviews, features, music videos, lists, and more covered on FensePost that include The Smiths.
I have an announcement to make: I am changing my name to The Smiths.
This is a story of two bands I love: Belle And Sebastian and The Smiths. And it’s origins trace back to 1988. I’ll tell you how in a moment. But first…
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In a recent post, I shared the top 10 albums that I listen to most in my vinyl collection. This is something I track on Discogs — the total number of spins of every single record in my collection. Granted, that tracking system only goes back to about 2019 or so. Still, it got me thinking: what BANDS get played most?
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Andy Rourke, schoolyard friend to Johnny Marr and bassist for The Smiths (among other bands), passed away yesterday at the young age of 59 from pancreatic cancer. I’ve had it on a short list to create some content surrounding The Smiths, and as they’ve dominated my headphones and turntable since yesterday morning, here we go. I’m going to count down my top 10 favorite Andy Rourke bass lines from songs by The Smiths.
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Morrissey’s debut solo LP Viva Hate turns 35 in 2023. Today, I’m going to take a look at the second single from that LP, “Everyday is Like Sunday.” I’ll share a little about how a promo 7-inch single for the song found its way into my collection. I’ll dig into Viva Hate briefly. And I’ll talk about the song and the music video a bit more.
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It’s spreading–this craze to create a Pandemic Playlist. And I caught it. As we all–or, at least the smarter of… Read More »COVID-19: A Pandemic Playlist
Alright, so a few years back there was a resurgence of sorts in the underground that found modern day bands releasing new albums on cassette. This fad, to an extent, lives on today with notable indie labels such as Sub Pop and Suicide Squeeze joining the ranks of releasing their artists on this format.
Read More »Cassette Nostalgia: Rediscovering Forgotten Favorites from Forever Ago
I don’t know when the last time vinyl was played on KSVR, but by the state of the record players it may have been quite a while. I dropped by the studio mid day on Friday to make sure the turntables worked properly, then came home and put together a split show. The first half, Halloween-ish songs (even if only in name, some only by their haunting sound) followed by half a show of more dance-y, electronic and remix tracks.
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