Elvis Costello - My Aim is True

An overnight success after seven years of plugging away on the London pub-rock circuit, Declan Patrick McManus took on the nom de plume Elvis Costello as a pop-art statement of intent. My Aim Is True was recorded in 1977 six separate four-hour sessions with an all-American session band who would go on to be The News alongside Huey Lewis. Too angry to be new wave - and too clever to be truly punk - My Aim Is True is generally considered to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time.

My Aim Is True is also #430 on the Rolling Stones magazine list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, which means Liam Withnail and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd have done a deep dive on it. Featuring hot takes on everything from Lost In Translation to Elvis’ Dad Sings Elvis and Costello’s infamous racist tirade, as well as Secret Posho and YouTube Comment of the Week. All that and more on this week’s Enjoy An Album!