ART ROCK
Apr 23, 2021
1 minute
t’s actually 41 years since the inception of , but we live in an era where time is elastic, so their 40th anniversary is celebrated in 2021. Current acts on the label cover songs from its illustrious past on (4AD). That while Future Islands bathe in Colourbox’s . Jenny Hval inhabits Lush, Bing & Ruth’s neo-classical take on is unrecognisable, and three artists (Big Thief, Tune-Yards, Bradford Cox) choose The Breeders. It’s telling how female-led the 18-track collection is, but then 4AD wasn’t exactly a patriarchy back in the day either.
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