The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace

The album has received critical acclaim. It was ranked number 6 among the “Albums of the Year” for 1985 by NME.[13] Bruce Tiffee of Pitchforkcited This Nation’s Saving Grace as “one of the strongest-ever Fall releases” and “perhaps the best record to emerge from the Beggars Banquet Fall era”.[7] Dave Simpson of The Guardian wrote that the album showcased the Fall “thrillingly subverting the notion of what pop music is”,[1] while John Mulvey of Uncut wrote that it contained the band’s strongest configuration, “in all their menacing, utilitarian finery.