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JOANNA NEWSOM - HAVE ONE ON ME

JOANNA NEWSOM - HAVE ONE ON ME

Bottoms up! Pianos, soul and a remarkable triple album...

CLUSTER - QUA

CLUSTER - QUA

Four decades on, electronic Krautrock pioneers still excite

ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE - ALI & TOUMANI

ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE - ALI & TOUMANI

Second sublime collaboration between two Mali masters

JACK ROSE - LUCK IN THE VALLEY

JACK ROSE - LUCK IN THE VALLEY

A guitar master's eighth - and, tragically, last - album

FIELD MUSIC - FIELD MUSIC (MEASURE)

FIELD MUSIC - FIELD MUSIC (MEASURE)

The Brewis brothers offer proggy excellence and hooks to spare on stunningly realised double...

PETER GABRIEL - SCRATCH MY BACK

PETER GABRIEL - SCRATCH MY BACK

No guitars. No drums. Covers of Bowie, Radiohead and Elbow. Gabriel's "song exchange" opens for...

GIL SCOTT-HERON - I'M NEW HERE

GIL SCOTT-HERON - I'M NEW HERE

The revolutionary jazz poet who turned crack addict is finally forced to face his demons.

MASSIVE ATTACK - HELIGOLAND

MASSIVE ATTACK - HELIGOLAND

Bristol outfit back to their best, assisted by Damon Albarn,
Guy Garvey, TV On The Radio...

PiL - METAL BOX/PLASTIC BOX

PiL - METAL BOX/PLASTIC BOX

"Careering" again? As PiL are reborn, a dark classic is reissued, alongside a patchy 4CD comp

MIDLAKE - THE COURAGE OF OTHERS

MIDLAKE - THE COURAGE OF OTHERS

Texan dilettantes turn their hand to wintry folk-rock.

CORINNE BAILEY RAE - THE SEA

CORINNE BAILEY RAE - THE SEA

In the wake of loss, a half-whispered lament that's strangely sweet and surprisingly optimistic...

HOT CHIP - ONE LIFE STAND

HOT CHIP - ONE LIFE STAND

Beguiling fourth from the impressively unclassifiable London brainiacs.

LOVE - LOST LOVE

LOVE - LOST LOVE

Long-discarded 1971 studio session tapes surface, and the ghost of Hendrix hovers

TINDERSTICKS - FALLING DOWN A MOUNTAIN

TINDERSTICKS - FALLING DOWN A MOUNTAIN

The return of a cherishable British band

CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG - IRM

CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG - IRM

Beck assists the Anglo-French actress

EELS - END TIMES

EELS - END TIMES

The worst of times... the best of albums.

BUDDY HOLLY - NOT FADE AWAY

BUDDY HOLLY - NOT FADE AWAY

The complete studio recordings and more...

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - CONTRA

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - CONTRA

Read Uncut's verdict on the New Yorkers sophomore album!

Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City

Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City

Macca’s rather rocking return to the old Shea Stadium offers more than just nostalgia

Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live

Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live

Potent two-disc set of The Mule’s onstage artistry, drawn from his 2008 tours of America and...

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Bruce Springsteen, Tame Impala, Rodriguez, George Clinton, John Fogerty, Prince and George Jones in new Uncut


I would have bought the issue of Melody Maker in which I first read about Bruce Springsteen on my way into the art school in Newport, where in March 1973 I was in my last term, only a few months away from moving to London and not long after that fetching up on MM as a junior reporter/feature...