Reclusive Talk Talk Man Resurfaces!

There are some artists that just...disappear--at least for a while.  Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys retired to his crazy sandbox.  Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd went AWOL.  Lee Mavers of The La's turned into something of a hermit.  Same with Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine.

Then there's Mark Hollis of Talk Talk.  What started as a straight-ahead technopop band in the early 80s eventually evolved into something rather special over the next ten years.  Then they broke up.

Hollis stuck around to release a solo album in 1998 and then showed up as a guest artist on a few records by other people.  And then...nothing.  Fans were left to keep vigil.

But now he's resurfaced--and in a completely unexpected way.  Pitchfork has the story.  Read it and then enjoy what remains my favourite Talk Talk track.