Baker’s Dozen
Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
Homecoming: Dev Hynes’ Favourite Albums
On the verge of Essex Honey, his first Blood Orange album in six years, Dev Hynes reflects on the tenderness of return and shares with Francis Buseko the 13 albums that shaped his homecoming, from Nina Simone to Slipknot, and from Beach House to Bach
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Sheer Momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ Favourite Music
Ahead of their show at this year’s Skaņu Mežs festival, Jack Barnett of These New Puritans takes Claire Biddles through an eclectic Baker’s Dozen, taking in everything from flamenco and Greek traditional music to Steely Dan and Bob Dylan
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Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums
From teenage awakenings at the hands of Björk and Stereolab via English folksong, a lockdown obsession with Dead Can Dance and a newfound love of Lili Boulanger, Patrick Wolf takes Luke Turner through the thirteen records that have defined his life
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Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music
In the wake of Nightingales' new record The Awful Truth, the band's leader Robert Lloyd takes John Quin for a freewheeling ride through 13 significant tracks, from a boyhood love of Lulu and Lou Reed to later encounters with Faust and Freakwater
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No Repeats: Tunde Adebimpe’s Favourite Albums
In the wake of his debut solo album, the TV On The Radio vocalist looks back to his longstanding love of mixtapes for an eclectic Baker's Dozen – taking in 60s psychedelia, hip hop, krautrock, dub, IDM, and his eight-year-old daughter's love of Lightning Bolt
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Beauty and Sadness: Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast’s Favourite Albums
Michelle Zauner, driving force behind Japanese Breakfast, takes David Chiu through her life in 13 records, from foundational encounters with Motown, the beauty of Pacific Northwestern indie, and the inspiration she found in Mount Eerie and Joanna Newsom
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Slow Burners: Sean Johnston on the 13 Songs that Shaped A Love From Outer Space
As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston – its co-founder alongside the much-missed Andrew Weatherall – picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community
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Pogue’s Gallery: Spider Stacy’s Favourite Albums
As he prepares for more post-Shane MacGowan shows with The Pogues following a triumph in Hackney earlier this year, Spider Stacy takes Patrick Clarke through 13 records that shaped him, from post punk classics through to the new wave of folk music, via jazz, hip hop, roots reggae and more
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Youthful Discovery: Objekt’s Favourite Albums
Following the launch of his Kapsela label and the recent release of a new two-track EP, the Berlin-based DJ and producer talks singing Tears For Fears at karaoke as a child and teenage discoveries of Autechre, Björk, At The Drive-In and much more
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The Archivist: Mark Webber of Pulp’s Baker’s Dozen
From his first discovery of The Velvet Underground to a cruise with Father John Misty, via mixtapes personally compiled for him by Spacemen 3 and encounters with Alex Chilton, Pulp’s Mark Webber takes Jonathan Wright through his favourite records
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Unshakable: Nonpareils’ Aaron Hemphill’s Favourite Albums
From underage drinking soundtracked by Germs to the ton-of-bricks hit of Prince And The Revolution, via classics in hip hop, goth, easy listening and metal, former Liars and current Nonpareils musician Aaron Hemphill takes Luke Turner through an eclectic Baker's Dozen
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The Sound of Light on Water: Jon Hopkins’ Favourite Music
Ahead of new album Ritual and a headline set at this weekend's Green Man, Jon Hopkins takes Elizabeth Aubrey through an eclectic Baker's Dozen spanning adolescent favourites, ambient rarities, gifts from the algorithm and the soundtracks to his travels across the globe
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It’s A Kind Of Magick: Grumbling Fur Interviewed
Grumbling Fur's Glynnaestra, released next week, is one of the Quietus' favourite albums we've heard for quite some time. Ahead of its release next week, the duo tell Luke Turner how the complexity of nature, Blade Runner and a UFO sighting came together to inspire the record
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The Difficulty Of Love: King Midas Sound And Fennesz Interviewed
John Doran meets Christian Fennesz, Kiki Hitomi, Roger Robinson and Kevin Martin in Tilburg, NL, after their first ever live performance together at Incubate festival. They discuss their excellent new album Edition 1, the difficulty of romance, the nature of melancholy and their memories of rain
