Brian Quinn

D’Angelo

Black Messsiah

The Uncanny Valley: Enya’s Watermark Revisited, 25 Years On

A quarter-century since the release of Enya's hit album Watermark, Luke Turner professes his entirely non-ironic love for a beguilingly strange mainstream record that sent his musical tastes along uncanny paths

Bring The Ruckus: Indies And Majors Slug It Out

Alex Ogg, author of _Independence Days: The Story of UK Independent Labels_ gets involved in some vicious close quarters combat with Marcus Gray, author of _Route 19 Revisited: The Clash and London Calling_, before escalating to nukes

Manic Street Preachers

Everything Must Go (Reissue)

Not Pastel Colours: Boris Blank Of Yello’s Favourite Albums

With a new box set of his soundtrack work just released, the composer and Yello man takes Rob Heath from Sun Ra to The xx in his all-time top LPs

You Might Just Be An Unwitting Apologist For Racism If…!

Impecunious music critic David Bennun is plotting a career change into stand up comedy and asked us if he could try out his new routine on you, our readers. As it's sunny out we decided to give him the floor...

Cardiacs’ Tim Smith Has Died, Aged 59

The group had been on an indefinite hiatus since he developed the neurological disorder dystonia after a heart attack in 2008

Various Artists

An Taobh Tuathail Vol 3

Bon Iver

i,i

Bon Iver's latest – and worst – album, i,i, exemplifies the complacency of late liberal capitalism, finds Jamie Chambers

Magical Experiences: James Holden’s Favourite Albums

Following last year's feral The Inheritors album, Border Community label head James Holden is about to take his newly developed live show on tour, including to Field Day and Sonar Barcelona. Rory Gibb catches up with him to discuss thirteen favourite and formative albums, improvisation and atheist spirituality

Theo Parrish

Black Jazz Signature

Another Haçienda DJ Selling Collection

DJ Buckey Boyland lists collection of 8,000 records for sale after former resident Dave Haslam sells his 4,000-strong collection to Seth Troxler

Worlds To Walk Into: Darren Hayman’s Favourite Albums

As he releases a beautifully reflective album on the fall-out from a broken love, Darren Hayman takes us through 13 favourite albums, from Miles Davis collaborating with John Coltrane via Cliff Richard, the kids from Fame, Liz Phair, Nic Jones, ELO and The Damned.

Rubber Rings: Johnny Marr’s Favourite Albums

As he embarks on a world tour, Johnny Marr talks to John Freeman about how his 13 favourite albums have provided career-spanning inspiration for everything from The Smiths to his latest solo record, Playland

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Frankie Said

Carlos Cipa

All Your Life You Walk