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Algiers grew up in the shadow of Stone Mountain, a giant memorial to Confederate military leaders built as late as the 1970s. Here, the group's Ryan Mahan explains how it inspired their music and why we have to look at the structures behind the symbolism of monuments
Underground veterans 65daysofstatic are back with a new album diving deep into the state we're now in. Here, Paul Wolinski makes the case for staying inspired and creative under the impecunious trials of late capitalism
As Algiers release second album The Underside Of Power, an explosive combination of gospel, noise and righteous politics, Luke Turner visited the band on the Berlin leg of their current European stadium tour with Depeche Mode.
Politicised trio Algiers come roaring out of the American South with a righteous and heady mix of gospel, Rowland S Howard guitar noise and a drum machine. They speak to Luke Turner about the cultural void of Atlanta, colonialism, racism and the apathy of their peers