Reviews

LISTEN: New Susanna Single

Susanna covers traditional folk songs and more on her next album

Augmenting Reality: Devendra Banhart’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his ninth album, Ape In Pink Marble, the LA-based singer-songwriter and artist opts against a theme of lobster-based smut (read on) and talks Tara Joshi through his 13 all-time favourite records

Amiina

Puzzle

The Power And The Beauty: Tori Amos’ Favourite Music

From bonding with her daughter over Dolly Parton and Cocteau Twins to being starstruck by Billy Joel and Elton John, Tori Amos takes Lisa Jenkins through thirteen tracks that have defined her life and career

Fripp & Eno

Live In Paris 28.05.1975

LISTEN: Flamingods Remixed By Richard Norris

Hear Richard Norris' reworking of the Bahraini psych heads' 'Mixed Blessings' premiering below.

Beyond the Black Eyed Dog: Why Nick Drake Deserves more than ‘Indiefication’

On the fiftieth anniversary of Nick Drake's death, Rob Chapman argues that his legacy has been let down by a culture that allows his mental health struggles to overshadow his art, and that turns his songs into fodder for wellness-adjacent twee whimsy

Beloved Transmissions: Mary Anne Hobbs’ Favourite Albums

Ahead of her curation at the Manchester International Festival, Mary Anne Hobbs guides Daniel Dylan Wray on an inspiring trip through 13 records that shaped her life

LISTEN: Mogwai Remix The Pre-New

New single gets a rework

Strange Refuge: Holly Johnson Discusses His Favourite Albums

In our final Baker's Dozen of 2014, Ian Wade talks to the former Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman following the release of Europa, his first solo album in 15 years, about his all-time top 13 LPs

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For August Reviewed By JR Moores

Forget Orange Juice, says psych, space and noise rock correspondent JR Moores, here's how to jazz up the Labour Party

Kate NV

Room For The Moon

Saxes and synths come to the fore on the theatrically inclined new album from Kate NV, finds Richard Foster

Glorious Absurdity: Field Maneuvers Reviewed

Taking place at a secret location just an hour outside of London, Christian Eede finds that Field Maneuvers is a festival that taps into a special kind of community spirit befitting of its modest capacity, and checks out sets from Giant Swan, Avalon Emerson and more along the way

Mysterious Handsome Men: An Interview With Girl Band

Dublin's Girl Band tore through Quietus HQ earlier this year with their unhinged and brilliant cover of Blawan's 'Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage'. Paul Tucker met them to discuss the quirks of self-recording and why they're infuriated by Nirvana comparisons

Pulling At The Threads: Katie Gately’s Favourite Albums

On the release of her new album, Loom, the Brooklyn musician and sound artist talks about the records that have weaved their way through her life, from Joy Division to Joanna Newsom, Philip Glass to Low and This Heat

Ryba

Phantom Plaza

Queasy post-punk from Icelandic/Polish seven-piece