The Sound of The Smiths

rollingstone

Overseen by Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, this compilation emphasizes the compositional might behind the miserablism of England's most idiosyncratic and influential Eighties band. Sound traces the quartet's four-year evolution from savage tenderness to refined despair: Morrissey articulates both bleak romanticism and omni-deprecating humor, while Marr accompanies him with chiming, multilayered riffs. The Smiths often […]

pitchfork

They're on a very short list of the greatest bands of our time, but do we really need another compilation? This new two-disc introduction, overseen by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, makes its case.