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How Echo & The Bunnymen and God Wrote "The Killing Moon"

Stuck between the studied indie of The Smiths and the stadium-bothering rock of U2, Echo and The Bunnymen were one of a kind. Shackled with one of the oddest names in post-punk, but yet adored by the UK music press, their psychedelic yet doom-infused first three albums set them up as one of the most exciting bands in Britain, with singles like “Rescue,” “A Promise,” and “The Cutter” slowly gaining them higher chart placings and a more rabid fanbase. But on the cusp of the mainstream, with the potential to be the biggest band of the 1980s, they went to France, changed their sound and put all their faith in a song their singer heard in a dream. This is New British Canon and this is the story of “The Killing Moon.”

English
  • Originally Aired August 6, 2021
  • Runtime 23 minutes
  • Created April 11, 2024 by
    Zefrem23
  • Modified April 22, 2024 by
    Zefrem23