Truly Gifted Kids: A Book About a Band Called Prefab Sprout | Nige Tassell

In Truly Gifted Kids, Nige Tassell attempts to illuminate the mystery of Prefab Sprout and their enigmatic leader Paddy McAloon. It's the deepest dive ever made into both his craft and the band's ten heavily praised albums, exploring the methods and motivations of this most singular songwriter and this most singular pop group.
Truly Gifted Kids pulls together stories, interviews, criticism, memoir, travelogue and reportage to fashion a fulsome portrait of the Prefab Four, one that tackles some crucial questions.

What was more important: being critics' darlings or chart-topping hitmakers?
How large is the stockpile of written but unrecorded songs in the McAloon archive?
And just where is the most famous motorbike in pop music history?

Size: 165 x 241mm (hardback with dust jacket)

Pages: 400

Publisher: New Modern