Music Reviews

The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten

The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten

Fourth album signals a slight shift. But is it in the right direction?

Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

Brooklyn brainiacs go back to basics? Not quite...

Philadelphia International Records:The 40th Anniversary Box Set

Philadelphia International Records:The 40th Anniversary Box Set

Sleek, mammoth 10 CD box from Seventies soul’s orchestral kings...

Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

Definitive statement from the whip-smart, uncompromising string band...

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - reissues

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - reissues

Six core, transitional works of Will Oldham's canon remastered...

Go-Kart Mozart - On The Hotdog Streets

Go-Kart Mozart - On The Hotdog Streets

Lawrence unveils his Novelty Rock masterpiece...

Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy - Live From The Artists Den

Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy - Live From The Artists Den

Relaxed session from the Golden God of Nashville...

Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle/Discover America/Clang Of The Yankee Reaper

Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle/Discover America/Clang Of The Yankee Reaper

The vanguard's first three albums are difficult, but peerless...

Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe

Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe

Heroic comeback album from soul giant...

Beachwood Sparks - The Tarnished Gold

Beachwood Sparks - The Tarnished Gold

Zen and the art of twang: LA's cosmic psych cowboys return after a decade-long hiatus...

Can - The Lost Tapes

Can - The Lost Tapes

This huge set of unheard cuts, forgotten by the band, restates the pioneers importance...

Patti Smith - Banga

Patti Smith - Banga

Sweet music, heavy issues on first collection of original material since 2004...

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual

Black Crowe's head music dives deep into the past...

Paul Simon - Graceland reissue

Paul Simon - Graceland reissue

25th anniversary edition of Simon's surprising classic...

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

40th anniversary clean up shows the devil in the detail...

Dexys - One Day I'm Going To Soar

Dexys - One Day I'm Going To Soar

Even the longest journeys can end up taking you full circle...

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana

The loosest group in rock reunite with Young for this dark, raw and thrilling slice of...

Make It Your Sound Make It Your Scene – Vanguard Records And The 1960s Musical Revolution

Make It Your Sound Make It Your Scene – Vanguard Records And The 1960s Musical Revolution

4 CD box stuffed with blues, folk and songs that shaped an era...

Joey Ramone - . . . ya know?

Joey Ramone - . . . ya know?

Breathtaking and bittersweet: Joey’s crown jewel, a stunning coda to the Ramones' saga...

Sugar - Copper Blue [reissue]

Sugar - Copper Blue [reissue]

Bob Mould at his belligerent best...

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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...

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