Mark Blake

Coldplay - Parachutes
Q Magazine
80
Their debut album's secret arsenal comprises frontman Chris Martin's voice - prematurely aged for someone in their early twenties - and some supple, persuasive melodies. That and a great big side order of melancholy.
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Q Magazine
80

EMI questioned Bush's mental health on first exposure to The Dreaming's donkey noises and lack of discernible choruses. 

Daryl Hall - Sacred Songs
Q Magazine
60
Producer Robrert Fripp's spooky guitar would terrify Hall And Oates fans.
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April Playlist