The Singles Collection is contributor Jason Jackowiak’s weekly column focusing on rare and essential 7″ releases. We gladly accept all types of 7″ for consideration.

Ok, after a few snags and some schedule wrangling, we’re finally ready with our latest all-Sacred Bones edition of the Singles Collection. We’ve made no secret of the fact that we love this label, and true to their ever-stellar form, their latest batch of singles are all absolute must-owns, both from sonic and aesthetic points of view. Since you’ve undoubtedly heard us sing their praises in the past, let’s just get to this latest batch of killer tunes.
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Today’s news of the weird report comes from U.K. post-punk band The Fall, or rather the band’s only consistent member since 1976, Mark E. Smith. Recovering from a broken hip, he took the stage last night in a wheelchair, which by itself is not totally weird. But then he left the stage and sang the rest of the set from his dressing room. We can’t make this stuff up.
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