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.
A very good album, though – her best since “Vespertine”, possibly – and one accompanied by this exceptional Bjork interview at Pitchfork. It’s another rich harvest here this week, and I’d especially like to highlight the new album from Dean McPhee, a track from which previews below.
The next Uncut arrives in UK shops next Tuesday, and perhaps to your home a little earlier than that if you subscribe. I’ll make some fuss about it next week, but in the meantime, dig in…
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1 Dean McPhee – Fatima’s Hand (Hood Faire)
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3 Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra – The Reason Why Vol 2 (Headspin)
4 Lightning Bolt – Fantasy Empire (Thrill Jockey)
5 Chilly Gonzales – Chambers (Gentle Threat)
6 The Aphex Twin – Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 EP (Warp)
7 Bob Dylan – Stay With Me (Columbia)
8 Cat’s Eyes – The Duke Of Burgundy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Caroline)
9 Waxahatchee – Ivy Trip (Wichita)
10 Sam Lee & Friends – The Fade In Time (Nest Collective)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss24LSJqcqY
11 75 Dollar Bill – Wooden Bag (Other Music)
12 Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe & Ariel Kalma – FRKWYS Vol. 12: We Know Each Other Somehow (RVNG INTL)
13 Will Butler – Policy (Merge)
14 John T Gast – Excerpts (Planet Mu)
15 Houndstooth – No News From Home (No Quarter)
16 The Silence – The Silence (Drag City)
17 Various Artists – Imaginational Anthems 7 (Tompkins Square)
18 Bjork – Vulnicura (One Little Indian)
19 Palmbomen II – Palmbomen II (RVNG INTL)
20 King Khan & The BBQ Show – Bad News Boys (In The Red)
22 Various Artists – Hanoi Masters: War Is A Wound, Peace Is A Scar (Glitterbeat)
22 Polar Bear – Same As You (Leaf)
23 Ryley Walker – Primrose Green (Dead Oceans)
24 Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (Asthmatic Kitty)
25 Moon Duo – Shadow Of The Sun (Sacred Bones)