Between 10th and 11th by The Charlatans

Between 10th and 11th, the Charlatans' second album, arrived on 23 March 1992 through Beggars Banquet's Situation Two imprint, and it's the sound of a Madchester band trying to grow out of its own scene. The road there was rough: guitarist John Baker left after writing sessions in Birmingham and a UK tour, Mark Collins came over from Candlestick Park to replace him, and bassist Martin Blunt ended up in hospital in September 1991. Sessions began at Rockfield in Wales, and two weeks in, Flood took over, pushing the band to play together live instead of building songs one part at a time.

It's moodier and sparser than Some Friendly. Tim Burgess brought electronic textures back from New York, some arrangements lean toward the hush of Talk Talk, and the lyrics wrestle with self-doubt, taking cues from E. E. Cummings and Bob Dylan. Critics called it lazy at the time; later ones called it underrated. "Weirdo" led the way as the first single.

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