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Sky’s The Limit: Reflection By Loraine James

Frenetic beats and anxious words characterise the bold and thrilling new album by the artist behind our 2019 album of the year

Junk Shop Classical On Glenn Gould: Music Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

Perhaps no one has ever made old music sound more bracingly modern than wunderkind pianist Glenn Gould, and for his third column on a classical music record bought for a quid in a charity shop Phil Hebblethwaite finds the nutty Canadian polymath going way back in time – to some English music of the Renaissance

Gruff Rhys

Pang!

Gruff Rhys brings in South African DJ and producer Muzi to liven up his Welsh americana resulting in a pang(!) of upbeat, internationalist positivity, finds Gethin Morgan

Haunted Resonance: An Interview With Alan Moore

The wizard of Northampton talks magic, Englishness, and his new book of short stories Illuminations. Words by Miles Ellingham

Brood Ma

Daze

John Frusciante

Maya

Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist John Frusciante goes full on breakbeat science for his new solo album on Venetian Snares' Timesig label

Thom Yorke Performs At Garden Party

Radiohead frontman performs unannounced acoustic set in neighbour's garden

Quietus Albums Of The Year 2019 (In Association With Norman Records)

These are our favourite albums of the last 12 months as voted for by Jennifer Lucy Allan, Robert Barry, Tristan Bath, Louise Brown, Patrick Clarke, John Doran, Christian Eede, Noel Gardner, Ella Kemp, Sean Kitching, David McKenna, JR Moores, Luke Turner and Kez Whelan