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The Smiths Archives: 01/2025

How pot influenced one of The Smiths' biggest songs

The Smiths song that saw Johnny Marr emulate the style of Nils Lofgren

The power of a “ringer”.

Kelly Murphy
Jan 29, 2025
Five best new wave songs released as singles in 1984

“There isn’t a band in the world who’s got a song anywhere near that”: the quest to make 1984 the best year in music history

The dawn of new possibilities.

Kelly Murphy
Jan 24, 2025
The Smiths - Morrissey - Andy Rourke - Mike Joyce - Johnny Marr

Demons and Lyrical Absurdity: the 10 most poetic songs by The Smiths

The power of lyrical absurdity.

Kelly Murphy
Jan 13, 2025
The Smiths - Morrissey - Andy Rourke - Mike Joyce - Johnny Marr

“Heaven knows I’m miserable now”: The five most depressing songs by The Smiths

Masters of doom and gloom.

Lucy Harbron
Jan 12, 2025
The Smiths - Morrissey - Johnny Marr

The Smiths song that left both Johnny Marr and Morrissey furious: “Hiding it away on a B-side was sinful”

Annoyance decades apart.

Lucy Harbron
Jan 10, 2025
Was Morrissey's solo career always doomed from the start?

‘Shoplifters of the World Unite’: The Smiths song that Morrissey said was during their peak

One of their best.

Reuben Cross
Jan 5, 2025
The Smiths - Morrissey - Johnny Marr

‘This Charming Man’: The greatest riff in indie history

The beginning.

Arun Starkey
Jan 4, 2025
The Smiths - 1980s

‘Half a Person’: how The Smiths perfectly captured aimless adolescence

Angst turned into words.

Lauren Hunter
Jan 2, 2025
Patti Smith - 1970s

“They found it”: The artists Patti Smith called her musical descendants

The next generation of thinkers.

Tim Coffman
Jan 1, 2025
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