The Fall - Grotesque (After The Gramme) LP xx2006 The tunes veer toward the

The tunes veer toward the violence of their live shows

Befriending bandleader Peppino Lattanzi at local club The Rickshaw Inn

which are completely different recordings)

or at the very least a retreat toward the songcraft of Crooked Rain

Modern yet ancient

The Fall - Grotesque (After The Gramme) LP xx2006 The tunes veer toward theBursting into the 1980s on a new label (the then upstart, now legendary Rough Trade) and with an augmented, audibly panicked lineup, The Fall's Grotesque is the true pure bred Fall release from the Marc Riley era. Released in the immediate wake of The Fall's most beloved single (Totally Wired), the album carries over that righteously famed teeth chattering, bolstered in no small part by the drumming of new addition Paul Hanley, brother of bassist