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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit a bucolic cult classic from 1983, one that taps into a centuries-old tradition of pastoralism in British culture.
The mid-â80s were a peculiar time for alternative music in the UK. Around 1983, the surging momentum of the post-punk era dissipated into a confused clutter of trends and revivals. People whoâd begun their musical journey in roughly the same spotâthe Sex Pistols, the Clashâwere now making sounds unrelated to each other and a long distance from their starting point.