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 ...

Since debuting in 1982 with the dreamy single “Lions In My Own Garden,” English singer-songwriter Paddy McAloon and his band Prefab Sprout have distinguished themselves from their UK contemporaries by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Back in the summer of 1985, I was a DJ at an alternative rock station in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. I remember rummaging through the new-release bin one night until I spotted ...

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 ...

Sheffield, UK — Martin McAloon of the legendary 80s band Prefab Sprout is set to grace the stage at Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield City Centre on Friday, 21st March 2025, for a special performance ...

Latest concert news: The Judds to reunite at Stagecoach, Coachella dates revealed … Celine Dion in O.C. and L.A. … Avril Lavigne at Honda Center … This week’s new albums I was about to start this post ...