Our Favourite Shop cover

Released 41 years ago this June

Our Favourite Shop

The Style Council · 1985

49 min · 15 tracks · jazz · new wave · pop rock

A vibrant blend of soul, pop, and jazz-infused rock that captures the spirit of mid-80s Britain.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • short, punchy listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • conversational storytelling elements
  • reflective moments of nostalgia

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on June 8, 1985, 'Our Favourite Shop' was The Style Council's second album, following their debut 'Cafe Bleu' from 1984. At this point in their career, the band was transitioning from the cult status gained by their earlier work to a more mainstream recognition, influenced by their eclectic sound and political lyrics.
Stylistic neighbors
Sade· The Blow Monkeys· Jamiroquai

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Homebreakers 5:06
  • 2 All Gone Away 2:15
  • 3 Come to Milton Keynes 3:03
  • 4 Internationalists 3:12
  • 5 Stone’s Throw Away 2:18
  • 6 The Stand Up Comic’s Instructions 1:31
  • 7 Boy Who Cried Wolf 5:15
  • 8 A Man of Great Promise 2:32
  • 9 Down in the Seine 2:44
  • 10 The Lodgers 3:57
  • 11 Luck 2:36
  • 12 With Everything to Lose 3:54
  • 13 Our Favourite Shop 2:54
  • 14 Walls Come Tumbling Down 3:23
  • 15 Shout to the Top 4:21

Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata