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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

3. Talk TalkSpirit Of Eden

Sorry to pick this. Just saying the title’s enough, really, isn’t it? I know it’s really obvious, but it’s such a masterpiece. 

It’s been strangely hard picking my albums for this, as lots of things don’t resonate with me now like they used to when I was younger. I’ve been listening a lot more to classical and choral music in the last year, for example, but this fits in with that, because this is sacred music. It’s music that transcends genre. Every track is profoundly beautiful – and I say that having liked Talk Talk before this, too. I remember the first album coming out at the same time as Duran Duran’s Rio, and people comparing them, then hearing The Colour Of Spring. ‘Life’s What You Make It’ was a big song when I was at sixth form. But this album… this is a bigger thing. I still love it so much.


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