In Another World
The Four Seasons of Talk Talk
Will be published approx. on 21. May 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-917923-61-3 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive biography of one of the most critically acclaimed and enigmatic groups of all time.
When Mark Hollis died suddenly in 2019 aged 64, he left behind a slim but perfectly formed collection of Talk Talk albums, one solo album in twenty-three years and an ever-burgeoning mystique which only continues to grow with each passing year.
The band's reputation is formed on the imperious run of three albums released between 1986 and 1991, yet Hollis and the band remain a carefully shrouded mystery.
For the first time, Graeme Thomson seeks to unpick this knottiest of musical locks and understand the other world of Talk Talk.
When Mark Hollis died suddenly in 2019 aged 64, he left behind a slim but perfectly formed collection of Talk Talk albums, one solo album in twenty-three years and an ever-burgeoning mystique which only continues to grow with each passing year.
The band's reputation is formed on the imperious run of three albums released between 1986 and 1991, yet Hollis and the band remain a carefully shrouded mystery.
For the first time, Graeme Thomson seeks to unpick this knottiest of musical locks and understand the other world of Talk Talk.
Reviews / Votes
"Glorious" * <I>Electronic Sound</I> * "Curious, warm, reflective, enlightening: entirely in the spirit of their wonderful music" -- Nicola Meighan * <I>A Kick Up The Arts</I> * "For a band whose mystique has only deepened in the years since Hollis's passing, this is the document their legacy has been waiting for" -- Eric Alper * SiriusXM * "Thomson's book honours that mystique while at the same time attempting to decipher the glorious intensity of the music" * <I>The List</I> * "[A] fascinating and stirring tribute to one of the most inscrutable bands of the '80s ... Elegantly articulates the sensuality of the band's sound 4/5" * <I>Classic Pop</I> * "Genuinely illuminating...with all the depth of detail such 'world building' entails" * <i>The Wire</i> * "Thomson vividly fills the gaps with his forensic detail, deep listening and jigsaw anecdotes piecing together a picture of an inscrutable artist 4/5" * <I>Mojo </I> * "An opportunity to wonder. A proper old labour of love. It's a very good book" -- Mark Ellen and David Hepworth * <i>Word in Your Ear</i> * "A pointedly personal celebration of an often insane-sounding musical visionary, whose working methods bordered on madness. Hollis once stated, 'I would rather hear one note than I would two, and I would rather hear silence than I would one note', yet nevertheless, this admirable book makes plain, his music demands to be heard to this day" -- Travis Elborough * <I>The Idler</I> *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Putman Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917923-61-3 (9781917923613)
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E-Book
05/2026
Simon + Schuster LLC
€16.77
Available for download
Person
Graeme Thomson is the critically acclaimed music writer and author of biographies on Simple Minds, Kate Bush and George Harrison. Over the past 25 years his features, interviews, reviews and criticism have appeared in the Observer, New Statesman, the Guardian, Radio Times, The Word, Uncut, The Telegraph, GQ, Time Out,The Herald, Sunday Herald, MOJO, Esquire, the Sunday Express and Rolling Stone.