Still at that stage of the year where I nearly type 2014 every time instead of 2015, but time moves on - swifter, perhaps, than Bjork for one would've liked this week, given how an unauthorised leak forced the release of "Vulnicura" a couple of months ahead of schedule.
Hey, here are my 154 favourite albums of 2014. As usual, I haven't aimed for a fixed number; just listed everything, in a loose order, that I've enjoyed these past 12 months.
T Bone Burnett has unveiled details about his forthcoming Basement Tapes project.
Called Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes, the album will be released later this year by Electromagnetic Recordings/Island Records/Harvest Records, and will feature artists including Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford. The have created music for two-dozen recently discovered lyrics written by Bob Dylan in 1967 during the period he was working on The Basement Tapes.
In the issue of Uncut dated December 2008 (Take 139), Kevin Ayers talked us through the making of some of his finest albums - including the Soft Machine’s debut, through his collaboration with Brian Eno, John Cale and Nico, his much-loved solo album Whatevershebringswesing, and more.
Interview: John Robinson__________________
