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.

“My relationship with prog is a complex thing, which has to do with my feelings about the 70s,” muses Paddy McAloon. “That period was very, very interesting. I reject the whole typical BBC documentary ...

Prefab Sprout - Paddy Mcaloon And Wendy Smith - 1983, Prefab Sprout - Paddy Mcaloon And Wendy Smith - 1983 (Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images) ...

Mar 12, 2020 Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney By Celine Teo-Blockey Photography by Yana Yatsuk Australian iconoclast Kirin J Callinan has a predilection for ‘80s music ...

Plenty of artists would be thrilled about being feted on a 2-CD anthology, but Paddy McAloon, songwriter for elusive English ensemble Prefab Sprout, is as effervescent as tap water concerning Prefab ...

In 1992, Prefab Sprout leader Paddy McAloon envisioned an album about God and his manifestation through music and love. He never got around to recording it with his bandmates, but this lush, ...

Of all the material Sony Music could have reissued of Prefab Sprout, the ever-evolving pop project led by singer-songwriter Paddy McAloon, it seemed unlikely the label would have directed their ...

Amazon is hoping to soundtrack your late-summer road trips with their new Open Road playlist, which features 30 contemporary artists covering various car- and traveling-themed anthems. Said artists ...

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‘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 ...

Aside from releasing acclaimed albums such as 2015's self-titled and last year's The Future And The Past, Natalie Prass has proven herself adept at adapting other people's music -- mainly via the Side ...