Meat Is Murder Turns 25
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Via Sterogum:
Meat Is Murder is the Smiths' sophomore album. It came out on February 14, 1985, following their 1984 self-titled debut. (Yes, Valentine's Day is a more than fitting release date for an album housing "How Soon Is Now?," one of the greatest lonely heart anthems of all time.) It's a great "teen" record because of its lovesickness, but also because of the politics and rebellion and how it can so easily overlap with that romanticism. Listen again to "The Headmaster Ritual," "Rusholme Ruffians," "Barbarism Begins At Home," the aforementioned title track. Or look at the bold album art, a ...