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Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Ellen O’s Sparrows And Doves
This reissue of the 2014 debut album by Ellen O, says Irina Shtreis, celebrates the life of the late dream wave artist, and reminds us there is much more to her story than the tragedy of her death. C/W: this article contains discussion of suicide
Baker's Dozen
Patterns In The Sand: Emma Anderson’s Favourite Albums
On the release of her debut solo album, former Lush member Emma Anderson takes Jude Rogers through her favourite albums, from a teenage years soundtracked by Simple Minds and The Durutti Column to her affinity with later 4AD labelmates
A Quietus Interview
Chasing Energy: An Interview With James Brandon Lewis
Ahead of a show as part of EFG London Jazz Festival this month, saxophonist, composer and improviser James Brandon Lewis speaks to Stewart Smith about honouring the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, his unique compositional system Molecular Systematic Music and more
A Quietus Interview
Despite Everything, We’re Still Here: An Interview With Slauson Malone 1
Ahead of a performance at Le Guess Who?, where he also serves as guest curator, Slauson Malone 1 speaks to Patrick Clarke about his new record Excelsior, blending the scientific and the fantastical, and why one’s musical taste should never be trusted
Black Sky Thinking
Screen Wash: Are Music Docs Becoming Little More Than A PR Tool?
On the release of soft soap film Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin, Daniel Dylan Wray asks if music documentaries made in conjunction with their subjects can ever be anything other than a PR exercise, or "doc washing"
