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Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s final album together is a collection of songs “about going out” with a troubled mind at their core. When he recovered from a traumatising illness, Michael White fell hard for its blend of beats and brooding
On her new album CALIGULA and the performances behind it, the Providence-based extreme musician LINGUA IGNOTA shares more than a passing similarity with the late transgressive fiction writer Kathy Acker, says Adam Lehrer, reporting from Brooklyn
Radio DJ hero and now musician Mark Radcliffe tells Jude Rogers tales of being seduced by David Bowie and the gift of a cheese pie from Kate Bush in this week's Baker's Dozen, also featuring the likes of Bob Marley, Joy Division and Stevie Wonder
Reflecting on the death of Daniel Johnston and the spat between Lana Del Rey and the critic Ann Powers, Jazz Monroe explores how fandom can't hinge on the artist’s intention, and that artists don't need to 'earn' profundity - listeners have the power to give it.
In the third edition of our column tracking the sounds emanating from the Irish undergrowth, Eoin Murray finds improvised psych hysterics, drone documents of parenthood, expertly crafted hip hop and more
Kavus Torabi, Michael J. York and former snooker player of impeccable taste Steve Davis have formed a new band, The Utopia Strong. Here, they tell Patrick Clarke the tale of their extraordinary debut album, compare snooker to Supernormal, and explain why they want their music to be joyous and generous