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Lead Review: Karl Smith On Gold Panda’s Good Luck And Do Your Best
Listening to Gold Panda's Japan-inspired fourth studio album Good Luck And Do Your Best, Karl Smith finds not only a more sensitive, atmospheric reflection of the country's cultures than some in recent memory, but also a dream-like landscape that points toward a second source of inspiration
Baker's Dozen
Daring Is Important: Gudrun Gut’s Favourite Albums
Leading light of the Berlin underground Gudrun Gut guides Jeremy Allen through 13 favourite records - she wanted them all to be Neu! but as there weren't enough, there's the Bad Seeds, Throbbing Gristle, Lana Del Rey and much more. Gudrun Gut portrait by Mv Kummer
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Young Limbs Rise Again: The Story of the Batcave
Growing up loving goth music in America in the mid-80s, author Richard T. Rodríguez, had a different perspective on the movement to most. Here he looks at an extensive compilation celebrating London's notorious Batcave club
Baker's Dozen
Swells A Rebellious Heart: Vashti Bunyan’s Favourite Musical Phrases
Following the release of her final album Heartleap last month, the folk singer-songwriter delves into her favourite records to pick particular moments of music that have stuck with her, from Beethoven to Brandy & Monica stopping by JJ Cale, Talking Heads and Bill Callahan on the way
