The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (CD) breakbeat brooding pop singer Banks returns

brooding pop singer Banks returns with her third album III and first full-length effort since 2016's The Altar

to her delicate piano compositions

deep loneliness

As the Love Continues

gently psychedelic

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (CD) breakbeat brooding pop singer Banks returnsCD, Reissue, Remastered Warner (2024) EU Arguably the Smiths' masterpiece, 1986's The Queen Is Dead features the elegance, craftsmanship and humor which has led the band to musical eminence. Johnny Marr's dense web of guitars create a rich musical foundation here for some of Morrissey's most affecting set of lyrics. The wistful "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side" and the epic "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" are two of the crowning achievements