"My relationship with prog is a complex thing, which has to do with my feelings about the 70s," muses Paddy McAloon. "That period was very, very interesting. I reject the whole typical BBC documentary ...

When I got the double-disc "Columbia Legacy" edition of Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen in the mail last week, my first thought was, "Great! One for Permanent Records!" But a few complications arose.

Prefab Sprout have announced vinyl reissues of three studio albums and one compilation. New pressings of their 1984 debut Swoon, 1988’s commercial breakthrough From Langley Park to Memphis, 1990’s ...

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“Right from the start, I made it clear that the last thing on my mind was to become hip or flavour of the month, because there is nothing I hate more than the spurious kind of worthiness that comes ...

One of British pop's great auteurs, Prefab Sprout frontman Paddy McAloon has kept a relatively low profile over the past decade, ill health affecting his vision and hearing. His first album of new ...

Paddy McAloon wants to set the record straight. The driving force behind Prefab Sprout once did an interview in which he declared that he was too "reasonable", too un-extraordinary, to be classified ...

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It feels like Christmas has come early in the pretty city of Durham. A dapper-suited, kindly faced gent with a lustrous white beard greets Life&Style in a grotto-like café, though his soft ...

As Prefab Sprout release their first album in 8 years, their thoughtful founder Paddy McAloon discusses his struggle with the creative urge. Reasonable, thoughtful and self aware: Paddy McAloon of ...