Read a brand new Paddy McAloon interview

Finally, four years after the last Prefab Sprout album (comprising of songs from 1992) and 12 years after the last "properly new" Prefab album, master of ceremonies Paddy McAloon is back with a brand new album. OK, take that with a pinch of salt as the songs were written between 1997 and 2012, but the recordings are actually recent and Paddy is apparently really happy with the album. In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian published two days ago, he talks about the new album Crimson/Red, his illnesses, muses about the times when he was on the brink of becoming a pop star and more. Fascinating reading, interspersed with links to some great songs, including the new "The Best Jewel Thief In The World", if you follow the link below. Also, here you can listen to "The Songs Of Danny Galway", "Billy" and "Mysterious" from the new album. Future classics, all of them, believe me.

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