The Fall

THE FALL. English post-punk band formed in Manchester in 1976. They have been called "the most prolific band of the British post-punk movement". From 1979 to 2017, they released thirty-two studio albums and more than three times that number when live albums and compilations are taken into account. They were long associated with BBC disc jockey, John Peel who championed them from early on in their career and described them as his favourite band, famously explaining ; "they are always different; they are always the same...." Lead singer Mark E Smith died aged 60 on January 24th 2018.