“L.A.” by The Fall

"L.A." sits on This Nation's Saving Grace, the Fall's eighth studio album, cut in London over the summer of 1985 and released that year on Beggars Banquet. It's the record where the band let some daylight in: more hooks and pop smarts than the abrasive albums behind it, and a friendlier sheen from John Leckie, who was in the middle of producing three Fall albums in a row.

Brix Smith and Mark E. Smith share the composing credit on "L.A.", and the credits are crowded. Karl Burns plays drums, percussion and bass guitar, Steve Hanley takes acoustic bass, Simon Rogers covers keyboard and guitar, and Craig Scanlon and Brix add more guitar. Mark E. Smith sings lead and is also credited with piano and tape, with Brix on vocals as well.

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