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Graeme Thomson
Natalie Prass – The Future And The Past
Modern anthems with a jazz-funk vibe
First Aid Kit – Ruins
Swedish folk sisters gently evolve on sombre fourth
Jeff Buckley’s first steps – an oral history: “He’d always say, ‘It’s about the music, stoopid!’”
February 1993. JEFF BUCKLEY, a hyperactive music junkie just finding his feet in the New York clubs, enters Shelter Island Studios and records 40 songs in three days. As the…
David Crosby – Sky Trails
Pushing his envelope on Joni-influenced sixth solo outing
Arcade Fire – Everything Now
Canadians' fifth parties on the edge of the abyss
This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze
The West Country wanderer’s fourth album may be her best yet
Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie – Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie
Return of the Mac? This fine duo album raises hopes
The Rolling Stones – Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America
An amiable, occasionally revelatory trip to a place where the Stones still symbolise rebellion
Ray Davies – Americana
Fine aural companion to 2013 memoir of the same name
Laura Marling – Semper Femina
A timely testament to change
Dirty Projectors – Dirty Projectors
Dave Longstreth's R&B break-up album
Japandroids – Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Thrilling third from Canadian duo
Peter Green: Man Of The World
Solid portrait of one of rock’s most profoundly gifted lost boys
Kate Bush – Before The Dawn
Sprawling document of her triumphant 2014 return to live performance
New Orleans: Music In Exile
How the Crescent City kept on singing, post-Katrina
Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions – Until The Hunter
Hypnotic third from Mazzy Star and MBV alumni
David Crosby – Lighthouse
Croz cuts loose in a bold new communication
Robbie Robertson on his best albums, from The Band to Dylan
The "mathematical guitar genius" on his greatest work
The making of Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights”
We celebrate Kate's birthday with the story behind her landmark No #1 single...