Reviews

A Flash Of White Heat: John Stanier Of Battles’ Favourite Albums

With Battles' new LP La Di Da Di out, the drummer with the highest cymbal in rock takes a journey through hardcore, hip-hop and baroque and reveals his 'never-leave-home-without-it security blanket record' for Kiran Acharya

Leyland Kirby Tears Apart The Stars On New Album

Purveyor of epic pieces about time and memory to release new album on October 3rd

Darkness And Relief: Sean Lennon’s 13 Favourite Albums

From Herbie Hancock's darkest depths to Brian Eno's anxiety-relieving light, Sean Lennon guides Patrick Clarke through thirteen records that changed his life

F**king Hell! It’s Dinos Chapman’s Favourite Albums!

As he releases his first album Luftbobler, Dinos Chapman guides Luke Turner through his favourite 13 albums, from Ligeti to Bad Seeds, Talking Heads, Aphex and Basic Channel

Roots Rock Riot: Benji Webbe Of Skindred’s Favourite Albums

The alternative metallers' frontman gives Dom Smith his Baker's Dozen of top LPs ahead of a summer of festival sets in support of their new album, Kill The Power

Lodestars: Shirley Collins’ Favourite Albums

The return of Shirley Collins to song has been one of the most joyous music stories in recent times. Ahead of the release of her new album, the singer sits down with Jude Rogers to discus her 13 favourite records

The Month In Electronic Music: Degrees Of Separation

Care of new releases from Hessle Audio, Livity Sound, Szare, West Norwood Cassette Library, Vessel and Dream Continuum, Rory Gibb zooms in on some genre-mangling sounds in UK dance music.

The Modern Saints: Shackleton’s Favourite Albums

In a self-penned Baker’s Dozen, Shackleton takes us through the music that shaped his life, taking in metal, folk, classical, qawwali, dub, Dylan, and the underrated combo of drones and biblical readings

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

LISTEN: Blissful New Underworld Track

Underworld serve up a much needed corrective to the anxiety of March 2019...

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Canadian trio tear downt heir fortress of solitude in a mighty cathartic howl, finds Alex Deller

Give Him A Bono And He’ll Gnaw It. Mr Agreeable Reviews U2

Gary Glitter, Re-Writing Musical History & The Danger Of Censorship

Gary Glitter has been omitted from a recent major compilation about glam. Johnny Sharp argues that such censorship and re-writing of musical history is dangerous, no matter how heinous the artist's crime. Photo from Shutterstock.

Lockdown Playground: An Interview With Alicia Breton Ferrer

Rotterdam noise-rock musician Alicia Breton Ferrer spent lockdown going solo. A year later, she's emerged with a unique and intense document of a time like no other

Attention Must Be Paid: Bruce Nauman In Basel

John Quin gets to grips with the American master’s retrospective at Schaulager

The Sea & Cake: New Album Details

Thrill Jockey to release Runner in September