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Thirteen Prayers: Kamasi Washington’s Favourite Albums

Before he embarks on a summer of touring following his excellent 2015 album The Epic, the saxophonist and bandleader makes some difficult decisions to give Paul Smith 13 albums that affected his musical approach

Pump ‘Em Up! Elvis Costello’s Favourite Music

Elvis Costello tells Paul Stokes about his lockdown life and new album Hey Clockface as he guides us through Baker's Dozen tales including being taken under the sinful wing of Iggy Pop and the time he nearly joined Blur. Costello portrait by Ray Di Pietro

A Second Face: Notes On The Cover Of David Bowie’s The Next Day

Ryan Alexander Diduck explores absence and Bowie's identity with reference to the artwork to forthcoming album, The Next Day

It’s The Vinyl Countdown: Artists & Their Most Treasured Records

Tomorrow, 21st April, is Record Store Day. To celebrate, we asked some of our favourite people to tell us the story behind one of their most treasured vinyl records, from Jerry Dammers (pictured) and Stewart Lee to Neneh Cherry, Aidan Moffat and Maria Minerva

Taking Stock: Colleen’s Favourite Albums

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Colleen (aka Cécile Schott) takes Jude Rogers on a journey through her musical life, from car tapes to heartbreak, taking in Arthur Russell, Love, Low, GZA, The Green Arrows and much more along the way.

Wild Imaginings: DJ Muggs Of Cypress Hill’s Favourite LPs

DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill guides Elizabeth Aubrey through 13 inspirational records, from Wu-Tang Clan to Mobb Deep, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy... and Cypress Hill themselves

Film As Surface: Elizabeth McAlpine’s Light Reading

At Elizabeth McAlpine's solo show at Laura Bartlett Gallery, Robert Barry discovers an exploration of the materiality of the cinematogaph

LISTEN: New Knifeworld Track

First spin of Destroy The World We Love from forthcoming second LP The Unravelling; band playing UK dates in September

A History Of Wolf Eyes’ Most Crazed Gigs, By Wolf Eyes

US noise kingpins Wolf Eyes recently released their new album, No Answer: Lower Floors. Ahead of their shows at Incubate, the group's John Olson - under the guise of INZANE JOHNNY - recounts a history of some of their wildest gigs, from accidental mace-related head injuries to Italian construction sites

Animal Collective At Sonar ’09

Domino mind thieves added to Barcelona bill

“Strange” New Beastie Boys Album Named

Adam Yauch tells all

The Strange World Of… This Mortal Coil

As 4AD reissue the three albums of their “in-house covers band” – Blood (1984), Filigree & Shadow (1996) and It’ll End In Tears (1991) – we look at This Mortal Coil’s distinctive strain of introspective melancholy

A Map Of Growing Up: Stephen Lee Naish On The Bachelor Party

Stephen Lee Naish looks back to the fond memories contained in a warped VHS copy of Tom Hank's 'The Bachelor Party' and wonders if something has been lost in our rush to embrace digital formats

Blur Doc No Distance Left To Run Reviewed

Jeremy Allen takes a look at Blur documentary _No Distance Left To Run_, with reference to _Spinal Tap_

Shortparis

Яблонный сад ('Apple Orchard')

Wrecking pop and rebuilding it from the ruins, Shortparis return with what may be the finest record to date, finds Richard Foster