Heliocentrics

William Tyler, New Order, Todd Rundgren, Gwenifer Raymond and much more

First off, a gentle reminder that our excellent new issue of Uncut is in the shops now, featuring a Beatles exclusive, Bob Dylan, Robert...

The return of Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams, plus King Krule, Hailu Mergia and Jon Hopkins

Now expanded from 163 records to 174: a very personal selection

This week’s all-action Top 22

After my blog about the Aphex Twin the other week, it's a real pleasure to embed the first leaked track from "Syro" this morning. It's called "minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]", and I think it's excellent.

Last week, just as I was finishing off the 25th playlist of the year, the new Steve Gunn album arrived. This week, the last-minute radical guitar hero is Chris Forsyth, whose first studio album with the Solar Motel Band is absolutely killing it as I type.

See the full line-up on Uncut

A combination of deadlines and a vile cold served to shut down Wild Mercury Sound these past few days, but thanks for all your blog recommendations last week. When I get a chance, I’ll follow all your links and put together a decent blogroll. In the interim, please keep your suggestions coming.