Angels of light

Avant-garde noise merchant turns it down to brilliant effect

A raised eyebrow last week, when the new Earth album arrived, accompanied by a press release citing Pentangle, Fairport Convention and Tinariwen as key influences. It’s been a fair while, of course, since Dylan Carlson’s outfit made music quite so doomy and reductive as their reputation.

Nearly 50 years on, their first complete boxset

Gentrified re-readings of deep cuts from Simon's back catalogue

Out on Sept 7, it features reworkings of 10 songs from his back catalogue

More wonderfully weary resignation from the Great American Songbook

An extensive US tour will also take place in the summer

First new material in 20 years from celebrated post-punk doomsayers...

The track, taken from their latest album “LOVE Part One & Two”, is conquering radio stations worldwide with its ear-catching sound. Fans of the band are now eagerly awaiting the music video for the single which is currently being shot by the band. Their “LOVE Part One & Two” lead single Anxiety was accompanied by a high-tech music video that was shot at a Sky Church venue at Seattle’s Experience Music Project Museum. The state-of-the-art complex boasts a 48,000 Watt sound system and the world’s largest indoor video screen. So this music video comes much anticipated.

The Cure, The Black Keys and The Gaslight Anthem are among the bands confirmed for this summer's Reading And Leeds Festivals.