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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 an underappreciated icon of new wave and his best album, a clinic in lean, sardonic, emotive pop songwriting.

Paul Gorman The Wild World of Barney Rubbles - Graphic Design & the Art of Music (Thames & Hudson) Put in the most straightforward terms, Barney Bubbles was

Singer Elvis Costello this week urged radio stations to stop playing his 1979 song "Oliver’s Army" because of its use of the n-word.