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Free as a bird
A new photobook captures the rip-roaring spirit of Lynyrd Skynyrd in their prime
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The ballad of John and May
John Lennon’s ‘lost weekend’ was actually a productive time for him, both professionally and personally. Companion May Pang tells it from her side
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Listen, listen
A tranche of recently discovered Sandy Denny lyrics have inspired a new album by Carla Fuchs
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Drum club
Post-punk the psychedelic, gospel choir pounders Lol Tolhurst and Budgie team up with Jacknife Lee and big-name pals for electro-rock odyssey
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Setting
Cosmic improv folk that flows like the river Eno
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KRISTIN HERSH
The Throwing Muses supremo talks wild swimming, Stipe’s surprise duet and how she found her Clear Pond Road
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NEW ALBUMS
Jack Cooper gets his head together in the country.
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SUFJAN STEVENS
Spirituality, self-doubt and a Neil Young cover on Sufjan’s latest.
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EMMA ANDERSON
Lush songwriter finally takes centre-stage.
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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
Avey Tare: “A sweet, live-in-the-room sound”
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ROBERT FINLEY
Late-blooming Southern troubadour’s bawdy, swamp-infused fourth.
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ISRAEL NASH
Relocated New Yorker takes a trip into heartland rock
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THE FEELIES
Bill Million on their live tribute to an Underground legend
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THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
Nine years after Get Hurt, normal service is resumed.
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DANIEL VILLARREAL
Second from the polymath Panamanian drummer, in a trio.
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Archive
The punk-pop outfit’s Tommy Ramone-produced fourth, overhauled and expanded.
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JONI MITCHELL
Glorious collection of outtakes, demos and live tracks explore Mitchell’s continued musical and emotional journey.
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HAWKWIND
Legendary live double receives extensive boxset treatment.
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SARAH DAVACHI
Composer’s archive renders beauty and variety.
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MARTIAN HIGHS
How to buy Mouse On Mars
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Vintage no-fi black psych from the funkiest, fuzziest corners of the crates
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DENNIS BOVELL
Oft-extraordinary London dub from the Matumbi axis
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FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION
Once again defying sonic expectations, WILCO return with a new album rich in experimental, art-rock flourishes. But, as JEFF TWEEDY explains, the path to Cousin proved challenging as they re-evaluated and rebuilt the entire record in the company of guest producer Cate Le Bon. Here Tweedy explains how methodology, autobiography and falling in love with albums that “aren’t easy” continue to shape Wilco as they reach their third decade. “The challenge gets bigger every year for sure,” he tells Michael Bonner
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“Wilco with a different lighting director”
Cate Le Bon on producing Cousin
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“It takes a long time to reinvent the wheel”
Nels Cline reflects on Wilco’s most recent 10 years
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CRAIC ADDICTS
The rabble-rousing antics and do-it-yourself spirit of THE MARY WALLOPERS have brought a raucous power to traditional Irish music not seen since the heyday of The Pogues. Uncut gets the Guinness in and hears how they’ve gone from lockdown livestreams to festival favourites, tapping into the political power of folk, punk and hip-hop. “We’re not preachy,” they tell Tom Pinnock. “You don’t need to be a miserable cunt, you can have fun with it.”
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IMMACULATE CONCOCTION
The story behind the Wallopers’ signature tune “Cod Liver Oil & The Orange Juice”
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Crime & The City Solution
Tracing the tracks of Simon Bonney’s ever-evolving, continent-hopping band
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Higher Powers
A prodigy of Sun Ra and John Coltrane, PHAROAH SANDERS merged jazz and spiritualism to forge a transcendent new sound. With Pharoah’s ground-breaking, self-titled 1977 album reissued this month, John Lewis explores its creator’s master plan. “There was always a touch of the Biblical prophet about Pharoah,” reveals one eyewitness. “The spirit seemed to radiate through every note he played.”
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PHAROAH GOES DISCO!
1978’s ill-advised dalliance with slick R&B
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MOTOR ON
Over 30 years since their debut A Catholic Education, TEENAGE FANCLUB continue to refine their brand of timeless songwriting. But with a new album due – the brilliant Nothing Lasts Forever – the band convene in a Glasgow rehearsal room to reveal the secrets of their longevity. “You’ve got to try things that don’t work,” hears Alastair McKay
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JOIN OUR CLUBS
Extracurricular highlights
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GUIDING LIGHT
Blake and McGinley’s most treasured records
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Total Control by The Motels
How the LA new wavers turned a “very fast, very angry” thrash into an enduring slice of yearning minimalism
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To Kingdom Come
ROBBIE ROBERTSON helped change the course of music – twice. First, as Bob Dylan’s sidekick on his legendary 1966 world tour and again as songwriter and guitarist for The Band. It was as their guiding spirit that he conjured a mythic and timeless vision of American music whose influence endures to this day. “His passing,” wrote Dylan, “leaves a vacancy in the world.” Here, Richard Williams pays tribute to a remarkable body of work – and its complex creator. On p89, meanwhile, VAN MORRISON recalls his enduring friendship with Robertson: “We were from the old school.”
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“There was no stress…”
Photographer ELLIOTT LANDY on documenting The Band
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“We used to talk on the phone all the time”
Van Morrison recalls a collaborator and previous neighbour
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“Let’s not use the word ‘genius’, let’s not talk about that stuff…”
After decades in limbo, THE WHO’s abandoned Life House project is finally seeing the light of day – as part of a mammoth boxset along with its successor, Who’s Next. But as he attempts to unravel the complex relationship between this legendary lost album and the band’s unalloyed masterpiece, PETE TOWNSHEND also has other things to consider. Not least, what’s next for him and his surviving bandmate, Roger Daltrey: “I don’t have a unique vision for The Who going forward,” he reveals to Rob Hughes
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“I WAS BLOWN AWAY”
Glyn Johns on recording Who’s Next
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“IT STRUCK A CHORD”
David Arbus on “Baba O’Riley”
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“IT SPOKE TO PEOPLE”
Ethan Russell on shooting the album cover
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DEVO
Are we not elder statesmen? Postmodern synth-punks whip it one last time
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ARTHUR VEROCAI
Brazilian maestro revisits his much-cherished 1972 album with a full orchestra
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FILMS
Last orders for Loach’s socially aware oeuvre?; when small investors took on Wall Street; children of the revolution reunited…
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LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL
An unsung heroine’s under-documented life story benefits from a creative retelling
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Not Fade Away
Fondly remembered this month…
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Crossword
One vinyl copy of Modern Nature’s No Fixed Point In Space
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Will Sergeant
Echo & The Bunnymen’s guitarist reveals his distinctly un-punk inspirations: “What can I say, I love prog rock!”
