I found this album through an interview with Will Oldham where he talks about Merle’s cover of Iris Dement’s “No Time to Cry.” It’s one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard, and his version on this ...

When I got the double-disc "Columbia Legacy" edition of Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen in the mail last week, my first thought was, "Great! One for Permanent Records!" But a few complications arose.

‘80s English pop outfit Prefab Sprout have announced vinyl reissues of three studio albums and the band’s 1992 A Life of Surprises greatest hits compilation, set to hit shelves Sept. 27. The band will ...

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