THE FALL - A Part Of America Therein, 1981 LP Trash Metal the record captures not merely

the record captures not merely Crowley at the apex of his songwriting  powersbut also the creative lava that can flow when two perfectly aligned musical minds come together

It is to emo what Sofy Major are to screamo - it's in the right ballpark but there are clearly other rock influences going on

while traces of electro-acoustic strings infiltrate the prowling stepper ‘Accretion’

painted the cover mural on an abandoned building near the Northern Liberties

the band's debut album is ten tracks of textbook power pop

THE FALL - A Part Of America Therein, 1981 LP Trash Metal the record captures not merelyIn the summer of 1981, The Fall embarked on their second American tour, criss crossing the States over a two month period. Featuring the dual guitar of Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon and rhythm section of Stephen Hanley and Karl Burns, A Part Of America Therein, 1981 would document this fabled journey with crucial performances that show the band evolve from noisemaking lout cultists into true post punk legends. "From the riot torn streets of Manchester,