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Eels - Wonderful, Glorious

Eels - Wonderful, Glorious

Eels’ tenth album lives up to its fate-tempting title...

Bert Jansch - Acoustic Routes

Bert Jansch - Acoustic Routes

Understated BBC overview reissued...

Endless Boogie - Long Island

Endless Boogie - Long Island

Uber-jams, the Civil War and a great leap-forward...

Who's That Man - A Tribute To Conny Plank

Who's That Man - A Tribute To Conny Plank

Four-CD box set honours the great Krautrock producer and collaborator...

Johnny Marr - The Messenger

Johnny Marr - The Messenger

The solo debut by The Smiths guitar ace is a joyous return to the sound of his greatest triumphs...

Ballads, Blues & Blueglass

Ballads, Blues & Blueglass

Unearthed time capsule from Greenwich Village 1961. Dylan's attendance disputed...

Atoms For Peace - Amok

Atoms For Peace - Amok

It’s The King Of Limbs with beats! And tunes! Thom Yorke’s “supergroup” achieve an instant...

Julian Cope - Saint Julian

Julian Cope - Saint Julian

The arch druid goes POPTASTIC...

Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In

Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In

Captivating second album from the uncrowned queen of new Nashville...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

Revitalised by Grinderman, Cave and band return with an aquatic, slow-moving work of hushed...

Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

MMJ man goes it alone with an eclectic, intricate LP...

Ron Sexsmith - Forever Endeavour

Ron Sexsmith - Forever Endeavour

Tender, string-soaked twelfth from Canuck songwriter...

Camper Van Beethoven - La Costa Perdita

Camper Van Beethoven - La Costa Perdita

CVB comeback, take two: A sun-cracked roots-rock homage to Northern California...

Villagers - {Awayland}

Villagers - {Awayland}

Conor O'Brien adds some weirdness to his songcraft...

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

The game-changing ’70s AOR blockbuster turns 35 with a super deluxe boxset...

Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale - Buddy & Jim

Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale - Buddy & Jim

Affable Americana from Nashville statesmen...

Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads

Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads

Vocal collaboration draws ancient and modern together...

Matthew E. White - Big Inner

Matthew E. White - Big Inner

Soulful debut is stunning introduction to producer's talents...

Talk Talk - Natural Order 1982 - 1991

Talk Talk - Natural Order 1982 - 1991

An alternative history of the post-rock pioneers...

Aaron Neville - My True Story

Aaron Neville - My True Story

New Orleans soul prince revisits his doo-wop youth. Keith Richards and Don Was co-produce...

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Editor's Letter

Nick Cave - The Ultimate Music Guide, on sale this week!


“I think I was reaching quite high from the beginning. I may not have had any right to be, but I was. I was always interested in people that were older than me and I looked up to them – people really from a different era to me: Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, even writers like Bob Dylan and...