Paul Haig - The Warp Of Pure FunDigitally remastered and expanded four CD edition of The Warp of Pure Fun, the acclaimed 1985 album by Scottish songwriter Paul Haig, formerly of influential Postcard postpunk group Josef K. Co produced by Alan Rankine of The Associates, The Warp of Pure Fun followed a brief flirtation with mainstream dance pop on the Island Records, and marked a return to warmer, more personal songs and arrangements, live drums and ringing guitars, as well as

and the song titles are instructions to breaking apart the feelings and understanding them

where tragedy and glamor crossfade into one

Gary Valentine

and a sample of a bong being pulled leads the buzzed tempo of teen angst and emotional numbing on "Grape & Grain"

Post-Romantic and Impressionist Music at the 16th annual ceremony of the Prix Opus in Québec

Years & Years

choir-brimmed version of "Looking For You

to the delight of audiences that enjoyed these operas with their far-fetched narratives inspired by mythology or historical events

are gentler and more fragile than one would expect from Schnellertollermeier

offering 66 minutes of music

Clare Fischer

From club bangers to songs about social unrest