IanJ: Swoon by Prefab Sprout

Originally the slightly awkward and too-smart-for-its-own-good debut, this has turned into one of my go-to Sprout albums. This is most definitely NOT The King Of Rock and Roll. Rather it is a collection of angular, scratchy tunes (and what tunes they are!) about never playing basketball, Jodrell Bank and the life of a celebrity chess master. Aztec Camera, Lloyd Cole, and The Smiths are all obvious reference points. But there never was and never will be a songwriter like Paddy McAloon.

Swoon

3/12/1984