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These albums are all set for release this week (June 24):
DAVID BOWIE – LIVE IN SANTA MONICA ‘72 – 4* Legendary bootleg finally gets an official release, remastered by the Dame himself
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS – ROMANCE AT SHORT NOTICE – 3* Full tilt second album from ex-Libertine
LITTLE FEAT AND FRIENDS – JOIN THE BAND – 3* All-star jam with the remaining Feat
THE WATSON TWINS – FIRE SONGS – 4* Winning Watsons exploit genetic advantage
Plus here are some of UNCUT’s recommended new releases from the past few weeks – check out these albums if you haven’t already:
SIGUR RÓS – WORKOUT HOLIDAY – 3* New tricks/old fallbacks from divine shoegazers
WHITE DENIM – WORKOUT HOLIDAY – 4* Psych dub garage? Texan mob go wild and weird
WEEZER – WEEZER (AKA ‘THE RED ALBUM’) – 4*Cuomo namechecks Rogaine and Judas Priest on improbably upbeat outing
DENNIS WILSON – PACIFIC BLUE + BAMBU (CARIBOU SESSIONS) – 5* A lost career collected: his solo masterpiece, plus it’s follow-up
WALTER BECKER – CIRCUS MONEY – 4* First in 14 years from the other ‘Dan man
WILD BEASTS – LIMBO, PANTO – 4* Ravishing stuff from foppish Lake District foursome
COLDPLAY – VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS – 3* Brian Eno adds sheen to swooning fourth
EMMYLOU HARRIS – ALL I INTENDED TO BE – 4* Solo album number 21 finds Emmylou looking back, but moving forward
MY MORNING JACKET – EVIL URGES – 3* Cosmic country rockers swap reverb for raunch
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