Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

4.

The Cure – Faith
A friend of mine recorded Faith on cassette for me. Itโ€™s one of the greatest minimalist rock records ever. Thereโ€™s so little going on, yet itโ€™s so dark and heavy and as bleak as anything. It was definitely an early subconscious template for whatever Low was when we started. I liked a lot of those early records. I remember going to get specifically the UK version of Three Imaginary Boys, because it had ‘World War’ on it, which wasnโ€™t included on the US version. Seventeen Seconds is good too. But Faith for some reason is, like, the One.

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