Blog: State Magazine

When you think about it, Patti Smith occupies a rather anomalous position in contemporary music. Venerated and enjoying major label backing and promotion, her actual sales have never justified the freedom she seems to enjoy to do as the pleases - unlike Dylan, Young or Springsteen. She makes the kind of records she wants, when she wants, Banga being only her 11th studio album in a 38 year recording career (well, she did have quite a long lay-off, to raise her kids), and her first in eight years, since 2004’s Trampin’ . She is a [...]