Books about life in indie bands are plentiful, but the good ones don’t take up too much shelf space. So a new memoir by bass player Steve Hanley, who spent almost 20 years in The Fall, along with partner Olivia Piekarski, easily grabs the laurels – and you don’t need to like or even particularly know The Fall to enjoy it. The Big Midweek is unsparing, but remarkably free from bitterness, and it’s great on the details. It’s as well written as any rock and roll memoir.
