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The Low Anthem, Joe Pug – The Tabernacle, London, November 18 2009

Joe Pug? No, I hadn’t heard of him either, before he opened tonight for The Low Anthem. Count me as a fan now, though. Pug’s a potentially major song-writing talent, as evidenced on his Nation Of Heat EP, available online and really quite brilliant. But who exactly is he?

Citay: “Dream Get Together”

Citay’s first self-titled album, from 2006, posited Ezra Feinberg’s Bay Area collective as a fractionally heavier wing of the acid-folk movement, filled as it was with a kind of mellow, medieval-tinged rock that seemed indebted to the acoustic dalliances of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.

The Uncut Music Award 2010: The Final Round-Up

Here are links to the judges discussing all eight of the albums shortlisted for the prize. Let us know what you think of their final verdict, maybe? The right decision?

Devendra Banhart, Kevin Barker, The Growlers

From being a fairly obsessive fan of Devendra Banhart, I’ve found myself lacking much to say about “What Will We Be” in the months since it first turned up in the office. It’s far from a bad record, but the few times I played it, it felt oddly weary, even uncharismatic, compared with its predecessors; “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon” is often identified as the jump-off point for a lot of Banhart former fans, but I still think that one stands up as a terrifically spirited album, full of life.

Wilco: The Judges’ Verdict

Today, the judges chew on "Wilco (the album)".

The 42nd Uncut Playlist Of 2009

After last week’s goldrush, a few more choice new arrivals in Playlist 42, not least the superb new Animal Collective, which I’ve been expressly forbidden to write about ‘til next week.

The Low Anthem: The Judges’ Verdict

The penultimate transcript today, on The Low Anthem's "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin".

Edward Woodward – 1930 – 2009

Sad news reaches us of the passing of Edward Woodward, who died today aged 79.

Kings Of Leon: The Judges’ Verdict

Today, the judges discuss Kings Of Leon's "Only By The Night". Quite lively, this one.
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