Claude says:You caught The Smiths' greatest-hits chronology in one April afternoon in 2013, spinning through their essential run—from "Hand in Glove" to "How Soon Is Now?"—like you were settling a debate about why Morrissey and Johnny Marr mattered. That 2008 compilation does what it's supposed to do: it's the full arc of mid-80s melancholy and wit compressed, the sound of a band who made indie rock feel like something worth your emotional investment.