Patti Smith - HorsesIt isn't hard to make the case for Patti Smith as a punk rock progenitor based on her debut album, which anticipated the new wave by a year or so: the simple, crudely played rock & roll, featuring Lenny Kaye's rudimentary guitar work, the anarchic spirit of Smith's vocals, and the emotional and imaginative nature of her lyrics all prefigure the coming movement as it evolved on both sides of the Atlantic. Smith is a rock critic's dream, a poet as

we conquered so many worries and doubts and felt so much stronger at the end—we went right into the darkness

Beach House) with mixing by Tolomei

This was the exact record we wanted to make: Experimental and playful

most of the material required substantial editing

But what matters more is that Death And Vanilla have woven a stunning tapestry that envelops all that preceded them

with features from DIY and Line of Best Fit to being named Album of The Day on BBC 6 Music

is the balancing act of fine-production

Her debut solo album is first and foremost Owens‰۪ vision

“I say the names of these men who died for us without any promise of resurrection

from an incident earlier in the day

Davids’ deft uses of melody and vocal samples keep everything tied together in a way that will feel both new and familiar to fans of his existing work

and Will Sprott on keyboards