Browsing: elvis costello

The album is packed with “20 original hits by the original artist,” some of the most intense, gut-wrenching, clever and joyfully sad songs he ever wrote

Those huge hits by The Clash, Joy Division, Pet Shop Boys and others still grab us nearly four decades after we first heard them.

The English singer-songwriter was not backed by his longtime band, The Attractions, on his first LP + did a clever stunt to get noticed by his future label

The 36-track “soundtrack” album to Elvis Costello’s memoir features songs chosen by the artist/author that connect with the stories & themes in the book