I had a fair idea of what I was in for when I went to see The Fall at Brixton’s Electric last Friday. They’re a middle-aged band from Manchester, just like the Stone Roses, or the various incarnations of New Order. In journalese, this almost makes them ‘Heritage Rock’.
I can’t remember when people started using this term, but it’s gone from the repertoire of niche music writing to being A Thing.
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