Twenty-two years and 34 albums into his career, The Fall's Mark E Smith, who could most kindly be described as a great British eccentric, is still waiting for the first sign of commercial success. Featuring a new band line-up, The Unutterable has a back to basics approach, bringing Smith's grouchy voice to the fore in a series of morbidly witty social commentaries against the customary background of punk guitars. It'll never be played on daytime radio, but for the few people still listening this probably deserves to rank as a better than average Fall album.
