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and producer/musician Josh Kaufman of Bonny Light Horseman

and the unapologetic nature of Country music

from the glories of C86 and the triumphs of Athens in the '80s to Celtic folk's own magnetic candour

and had continued global success in the 1990s and 2000s

The Sisters of Mercy "Floodland" (2024 Reissue) COLOR:BLACK/GRAY MARBLED and producer/musician Josh Kaufman ofWhile the goth scene in England was picking up commercial steam in the mid '80s, The Sisters of Mercy may have seemed quiet, but they roared back with 1987's 'Floodland'. Opening with the driving two part hymn 'Dominion Mother Russia', Sisters leader Andrew Eldritch (along with bassist Patricia Morrison) creates a black soundscape that is majestic and vast. While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy, sometimes harsh affairs, 'Floodland' is filled