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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

OohLALa! Festival: More Names

ROVER and Melissa Laveaux join the bill for French music event in October

Madness Frontman Suggs’ 13 Favourite Albums Of All Time

Nutty Boy Suggs takes Simon Price on a guided tour through his record collection

Columnus Metallicus: The Best Metal Of 2016

ALL HAIL Louise Brown, Kez Whelan and Pavel Godfrey as they dig up the highlights in thrash, doom, crust, black, death and classic metal from the past 12 months. HORNS UP! The Body photo by Megan Holmes

Where I’m Coming From: Visionist’s 13 Favourite Albums

From a love for choral music inspired by his grandmother, to discovering Steve Reich at school, setting up a label just to release SD Laika and seeing Cocteau Twins on Top Of The Pops 2, Visionist picks the thirteen albums that made him the artist he is today

Peter Zummo On Tour In UK

Peter Zummo tells Emily Moore about his 6 tet, comprising Ernie Brooks, Bill Ruyle, JD Twitch, Oliver Coates and Bass Clef, playing this week

Loraine James Shares New Track, ‘Street Fight PT. 2’

It features on the debut compilation release from SHERELLE's new BEAUTIFUL label

Pop Versus Rock: Van Halen’s Debut Album 40 Years On

Rock or pop? Rock or pop? Rock or pop? Forget the false binary and worship the first band who were simultaneously both, says Michael Hann on the 30th anniversary of Van Halen's debut album

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Rockfort! French Music For July Reviewed By David McKenna

In his latest French music column, David McKenna gets reacquainted with nouvelle nouvelle chanson singer Mathieu Boogaerts, visits producer NSDOS’s Micro Club and finds energy in the young French jazz scene to rival that in the UK. Home page photograph: Edredon Sensible

Clark Details New Album, ‘Sus Dog’

Out in May, it's executive produced by Thom Yorke

Elements Of Confusion: Nick McCabe Of Black Submarine’s Favourite LPs

With New Shores, the long-awaited debut by Black Submarine, out this week, the former Verve guitarist goes from teenage mainstays to recently-heard favourites in his top 13 albums

Primary Colours: Faris Badwan Of The Horrors’ Favourite Albums

With their new album Luminous released yesterday, The Horrors' frontman picks out some of his favourite (and, in fact, least favourite) illustrated covers in an artistic Baker's

Found Songs: Ólafur Arnalds’ Favourite Albums

The Icelandic neo-classical composer and producer takes a break from producing his cinematic soundscapes to pick out his 13 favourite records, ahead of his set at the Barbican tonight

The Vinyl Staircase: Vertigo At The World’s Largest Record Fair

John Doran keeps on striding down the vinyl staircase; this month he alights at a crashed Borg spaceship in Utrecht containing four million LPs and singles. February's reissues include Erasure and African Headcharge