In Focus: Prefab Sprout 22nd December 2023

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The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue & Forma Norte

Dawn moods for the early birds, courtesy of Sleepier & Impey aka Spirit Blue.

Joyful tub tunes w/ Kyoputty

These tracks stack like layers of weird, wobbly amniotic fluid; warm, sloshy, and a little disorienting. A sonic womb but make it absurd. My cozy tub where I can retreat, recharge, and reconnect. A little reminder that, no matter how complex or chaotic life becomes, there’s always my tub, keeping me warm.

Pop Synth Pop Leftfield Pop

"Quiet genius" might seem like a trite platitude to bestow a pop musician, but there are fewer more deserving of the title in the 20th Century than Prefab Sprout's now retired songwriter Paddy McAloon.

The true centre of the band, McAloon's musical arrangements, which playfully interpret country, rock'n'roll, synth pop and more, are at once heartwrenching and inventive. His famously wry lyrics, which import the deep interiority and experimentalism of midcentury novelists to three-minute pop songs, defy easy comparison.

Experience unalloyed pop joy, with two hours of Prefab Sprout.

Tracklist

0:01:10
Paddy McAloonPaddy McAloon
I Trawl The Megahertz
0:11:00
Paddy McAloonPaddy McAloon
Sleeping Rough
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Oh, The Swiss

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Desire As
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Bearpark (4 Track)
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Couldn't Bear To Be Special
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Wigs
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Wild Horses
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Donna Summer
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Radio Love
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Walk On
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Spinning Belinda
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Cue Fanfare
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Nero The Zero
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout (Michael H. BrauerMichael H. Brauer mix)
Nightingales (Full Version)
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Cowboy Dreams
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Enchanted
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The Guest Who Stayed Forever
Prefab SproutPrefab Sprout
Knock On Wood
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Real Life (Just Around The Corner)
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When Love Breaks Down
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The Golden Calf
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Bonny
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Looking For Atlantis
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Appetite
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Cars And Girls
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The King Of Rock' N' Roll