In 1987, amidst bombastic late 1980s pop songs, a number of introspective and moody albums that applied lush acoustic instrumentation were recorded by some of my favorite artists. Marianne Faithfull worked with producer Hal Willner and a number of stellar musicians to release the album Strange Weather, a great collection of cover songs, with the title song composed by Tom … Continue reading Secrets of the Beehive, by David Sylvian