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Let The Sunshine In

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Let The Sunshine In
Claire Denis’ latest is a romantic comedy, but it is not perhaps the kind one might have envisaged as a vehicle for Sarah Jessica Parker or Jennifer Aniston. Juliette Binoche plays Isabelle, newly divorced, living in Paris. Denis’ follows her attempts to get back on the trail of true love throug...

Claire Denis’ latest is a romantic comedy, but it is not perhaps the kind one might have envisaged as a vehicle for Sarah Jessica Parker or Jennifer Aniston. Juliette Binoche plays Isabelle, newly divorced, living in Paris. Denis’ follows her attempts to get back on the trail of true love through a series of liaisons – with an arrogant banker, a melancholy young actor, a working class barfly, even her ex-husband.

These affairs are accompanied by long, intellectual conversations as, each time, Isabelle wrestles with the question: is he the One? And in each instance, the answer is likely to prove to be negative. In one scene, Gerard Depardieu appears as a fortune teller. “You need people out of the ordinary,” he says, putting in a late bid for himself. It is very funny, very French.

The French thing shouldn’t be underplayed. It’s hard to imagine an American (or English film) that begins with a sex scene, shot in tight close-up, features a conversation about anal sex and elsewhere includes so much witty intellectualizing about love. Maybe Noah Baumbach could pull it off; but Let The Sunshine In is less showy and arch than that. Binoche is typically brilliant – Isabelle often sleeps with married men and admits that, with one of them, she can only orgasm by thinking about how much she detests him.

It’s sort of a throwaway Woody Allen gag, but in the hands of Denis and Binoche it is elevated into a sophisticated delight.

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The June 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with the Rolling Stones on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Françoise Hardy, Eric Burdon, James Taylor, Public Enemy, Eleanor Friedberger and many more. Our free 15-track CD showcases this month’s best new music, including Courtney Barnett, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Ryley Walker, Beach House, Wand, Simone Felice, Dylan Carson and The Sea And Cake

June 2018

Michael Bonner
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June 2018
The Rolling Stones, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Eric Burdon and Françoise Hardy feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated June 2018 and out on April 19. The Stones are on the cover, and inside we relive the band's pivotal 1968: a year of rebirth and revolution dominated by "Jumpin' Jack Flash", Beggars B...

The Rolling Stones, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Eric Burdon and Françoise Hardy feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated June 2018 and out on April 19.

The Stones are on the cover, and inside we relive the band’s pivotal 1968: a year of rebirth and revolution dominated by “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, Beggars Banquet and the fall of Brian Jones. What emerges from this remarkable 12 month period is a portrait of a band overcoming diversity – going back to basics in order to move forward.

“It was like being let out of a cage,” Uncut hears. Plus! the Stones on the road in the 21st century! “We want to keep going!”

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the godfather of dub, on Bob Marley, The Clash and some of the most enduring records from the golden age of Jamaican music: “People thing I’m mad,” he tells us.”If it wasn’t for that, I don’t know what would happen…”

Uncut heads to Paris to meet Françoise Hardy, where the pioneering chanteuse discusses her new album and recounts run-ins with The Beatles, Dylan and Nick Drake. “In my head, I’m still very young…”

As Eric Burdon prepares to play his (last..?) homecoming show, the former Animal shares wild yarns involving Hendrix, Morrison and more. “I still believe in the power of music to change the world…”

Uncut also turns the clock back to 1978 where, in Düsseldorf, the city’s nascent new wave scene is incubating wild avant-garde happenings, shocking public outrages and more. There is street violence, lost cult stars and the tensions between radical new acts and local aristocrats, Kraftwerk. “Music could be wild, it could be punk…”

Elsewhere, Public Enemy talk us through the making of “Don’t Believe The Hype”, their first Top 20 hit in the UK: “We were using a bunch of elements that hadn’t been put together before…”

Eleanor Friedberger on her remarkable career in both The Fiery Furnaces and on her wildly diverse solo albums: “I have no musical training…”

Jennifer Herrema outlines her favourite albums, while in this month’s An Audience With… piece, James Taylor answers your questions. “I never trusted celebrity or fame,” he confesses.

In our extensive reviews section, we take on new albums by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Ry Cooder, Arctic Monkeys, Courtney Barnett, Ryley Walker and more, and archival releases from Liz Phair, Neil Young, Wire, Pete Townshend, Brian Eno and others. In our Films and DVD & Blu-ray sections, we review Entebbe, On Cheshil Beach and Still On The Run: The Jeff Beck Story, while Books covers Can and Lou Reed.

Our front section, Instant Karma, features Jack White, the MC5, Bitchin Bajas, Stealing Sheep and Desolation Centre, while we catch Emmylou Harris, Margo Price and John Cale live.

This month’s free CD, Pleased To Meet You…, compiles some of the month’s best music, including tracks from Beach House, Courtney Barnett, Ryley Walker, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Eleanor Friedberger, Dylan Carson, Simone Felice, The Sea And Cake and more.

The new issue of Uncut is out on April 19.

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Introducing the new Uncut

Michael Bonner
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Introducing the new Uncut
At the end of the new issue of Uncut, in My Life In Music, Jennifer Herrema from Royal Trux recalls the first time she saw the Rolling Stones in concert. “I fell in love with the Stones at a very early age,” she says. “What sealed the deal was my dad taking me to their Tattoo You concert when ...

At the end of the new issue of Uncut, in My Life In Music, Jennifer Herrema from Royal Trux recalls the first time she saw the Rolling Stones in concert. “I fell in love with the Stones at a very early age,” she says. “What sealed the deal was my dad taking me to their Tattoo You concert when I was a kid. The Stones blew my mind. I cried because we couldn’t go back the next night.”

It is possible we all have a story to tell about the first time we saw the Stones. Mine was in summer 1990, at Wembley, on the European leg of the Urban Jungle Tour. More used to seeing bands on the north London indie circuit back then, the Stones’ use of giant inflatables and pyrotechnics came as something of a revelation. In May, the band begin the next leg of their No Filter tour – including their first UK shows since 2013 – so what better time to shine a light on a critical period in the Stones’ storied career?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Beggars Banquet and Graeme Thomson talks to the band’s closest collaborators and confidants to get the definitive inside story of their first masterpiece. Graeme’s terrific piece depicts a band in transition, regrouping after the failure of Their Satanic Majesties Request and responding to the diminishing powers of their de facto founder, Brian Jones, before emerging at the year’s close a tougher, stronger and better band. “Remember,” cautions the band’s former manager Andrew Oldham, “what drags the mere man down only propels The Rolling Stones further.”

It’s a busy month for Graeme as he also caught up the Lee “Scratch” Perry in the basement of a club in Edinburgh for what can only be described as a colourful and wide-ranging chat. Meanwhile, Tom Pinnock travels to Paris for an audience with Françoise Hardy, Stephen Dalton outlines the startling musical events that transpired in Düsseldorf in the late 70s and Eric Burdon shares some wild tales about his peers, including John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.

Burdon talks, too, with great wisdom and insight about the power of music as a force for positive change: “I believe in the spirit of the people. I believe in the power of the human voice.” It’s a sentiment shared elsewhere in the issue by James Taylor, who tells Sam Richards, “Music does help us. It’s food for the soul and a connection with the universe. I don’t think music will save the world, it’s just a beautiful part of it.”

Enjoy this issue of Uncut: in shops from Thursday, April 19.

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The June 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with the Rolling Stones on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Françoise Hardy, Eric Burdon, James Taylor, Public Enemy, Eleanor Friedberger and many more. Our free 15-track CD showcases this month’s best new music, including Courtney Barnett, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Ryley Walker, Beach House, Wand, Simone Felice, Dylan Carson and The Sea And Cake

Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize for music

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Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize for music
Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his 2017 album Damn. He joins a roll call of former winners who include Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland, but no rock, pop or rap artists – until now. “The time was right,” said Pulitzer Prize Administrator ...

Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his 2017 album Damn.

He joins a roll call of former winners who include Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland, but no rock, pop or rap artists – until now.

“The time was right,” said Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy, speaking after the winners were announced. “We are very proud of this selection. It shines a light on hip-hop in a completely different way. This is a big moment for hip-hop music and a big moment for the Pulitzers.”

The Pulitzer board called Damn “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.”

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Nick Mason forms new band to play early Pink Floyd

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Nick Mason forms new band to play early Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason has formed a new band to play early Floyd material. Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets also features Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, former Blockhead Lee Harris, regular Pink Floyd live/session bassist Guy Pratt and producer/soundtrack composer Dom Beken. The band will play fo...

Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason has formed a new band to play early Floyd material.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets also features Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, former Blockhead Lee Harris, regular Pink Floyd live/session bassist Guy Pratt and producer/soundtrack composer Dom Beken.

The band will play four small London dates in May:

Sunday, May 20 – Dingwalls, Camden
Monday, May 21 – Half Moon, Putney
Wednesday, May 23 – Half Moon, Putney
Thursday, May 24 – Half Moon, Putney

Tickets go on sale at 10am today (April 17) from the band’s official site.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer

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Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer
Old Crow Medicine Show played their first notes together 20 years ago, but their roots extend back even further, with founding members Ketch Secor and Critter Fuqua travelling up and down the East Coast playing with anyone who wanted to jam. In 2000, the band were busking in Boone, North Carolina, w...

Old Crow Medicine Show played their first notes together 20 years ago, but their roots extend back even further, with founding members Ketch Secor and Critter Fuqua travelling up and down the East Coast playing with anyone who wanted to jam. In 2000, the band were busking in Boone, North Carolina, when Doc Watson heard them and invited the band to play his annual MerleFest. Since then, Old Crow have enjoyed a long and auspicious career, 
even scoring an honest-to-god hit with “Wagon Wheel”. Secor based it on an old Bob Dylan bootleg when he was just a teenager, and the band recorded it for 
their 2004 self-titled debut. Nearly a decade later Darius Rucker had a No 1 country hit with his cover; Dylan liked it so much he gave Old Crow another scrap of lyrics, which became “Sweet Amarillo”, off 2014’s Remedy.

Old Crow are innovators as well as traditionalists, a string band who can release a song-for-song cover of Blonde On Blonde and back Kesha on CMT Crossroads. That has allowed them to endure a series of trends in roots music, including the O Brother… revival in the early 2000s and the string-band surge a decade later. While Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers briefly overshadowed the band (even playing with Dylan at the 2011 Grammys, a passing of the torch to two bands who fumbled the handoff), Old Crow still play, write, record and tour with steam and purpose.

On the occasion of their 20th anniversary, Old Crow have made an album that reflects on what it means to be in a band. With Dave Cobb’s production reinforcing their boisterous dynamism, Volunteer surveys the sacrifices Old Crow make for their music, the camaraderie of the bandmates and heroes at the expense of the stability of family and home. “All together we fall together/We ride together, we’re wild together,” they sing en masse on the rowdy opener “Flicker And Shine”. It’s an apt introduction, an overture that shifts tempos manically, slowing down and speeding up as though enacting their promise to band together in slow times and fast, bad times and good.

The album title refers to their adopted home of Tennessee, nicknamed the Volunteer State to honour the soldiers who fought in the war of 1812. Not that they would ever explicitly compare themselves to real GIs, but Volunteer suggests a similarly regimented life on the road, musical instead of military, shipping out for tours rather than tours of duty. In other words, the band members understand that they enlisted in a vocation defined by dislocation, transience and solitude. “I’m a world away,” Secor sings on “World Away”. “Standing at the gates with my suitcase/But I’m a world away.” The song sounds like a party – the chorus is jubilant and catchy, the music celebratory – but the lyrics convey a cloudy melancholy, as though they’ve learned over two decades to make the best of this situation.

“Homecoming Party” is much more acute in its domestic angst, as Secor sings about coming home too late from tour, long after his wife and kids have gone to bed. Even the dog is “too tired to wag his tail”. As the band provide sympathetic accompaniment, playing quietly so as not to wake anyone, Secor describes his own private ritual in painstaking detail: tiptoeing up the stairs, peeking in at his “little ones” already tucked in, slipping in bed next to his wife but being careful not to disturb her sleep. Old Crow present this heartbreaking tableau matter-of-factly, trusting the details of the songwriting and the breezy melody to convey the complicated emotions of the homecoming.

The power of songs like “Homecoming Party” is only enhanced by their proximity to raveups like “Shout Mountain Music” and “Elzick’s Dream”, a traditional tune that showcases Chance McCoy’s frenzied fiddling. Songs like the topshelf anthem “The Good Stuff”, featuring sloshed lead vocals by guitjo player Kevin Hayes, hint at the hell-raisin’, shit-kickin’ energy of their live shows. But closer “Whirlwind” finds a way to marry those two urges: it’s about a relationship – a marriage most likely, but it extends to the band itself – as wild as a “twirling twister touching down on the ground in a dozen little sleepy towns”. As carefully as they document the band’s life and as wildly as they play these tunes, Old Crow are still trying to figure out if the music drives their wanderlust 
or their wanderlust drives the music.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks

The 15th Uncut new music playlist of 2018

Michael Bonner
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The 15th Uncut new music playlist of 2018
Slightly later than expected - but here's this week's selection of new music hot off the Uncut office stereo. Without further ado... enjoy! Follow me on Twitter @MichaelBonner 1. KAMASI WASHINGTON “Fists Of Fury” (Young Turks) https://open.spotify.com/track/1Etl6q0mmPV60TtOCD0uch 2. LUMP “...

Slightly later than expected – but here’s this week’s selection of new music hot off the Uncut office stereo. Without further ado… enjoy!

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1.
KAMASI WASHINGTON
“Fists Of Fury”
(Young Turks)

2.
LUMP
“Curse Of The Contemporary”
(Dead Oceans)

3.
GANG GANG DANCE
“Lotus”
(4AD)

4.
DJ KOZE
“Pick Up”
(Pampa Records)

5.
DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN + AMP LIVE
“Wheel of Fortune”
(I.O.T.)

6.
THE TURBANS
“Riders”
(Six Degrees Records)

7.
PRINCESS NOKIA
“Your Eyes Are Bleeding”
(Rough Trade Records)

8.
LEON VYNEHALL
“Envelopes (Chapter VI)
(Ninja Tunes)

9.
JOHNNY MARR
“The Tracers”
(Warners)

10.
JENNY HVAL
“Spells”
(Sacred Bones)

11.
LES HALLES
“Zephyr”
(Not Not Fun)

12.
THE CURE
“Want (Time Mix 2018)”
(UMC)

13.
STUART STAPLES
“Memories Of Love”
(City Slang)

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks

Eric Clapton doc soundtrack to feature five unreleased songs

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Eric Clapton doc soundtrack to feature five unreleased songs
Eric Clapton documentary Life In 12 Bars will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 8, with an accompanying soundtrack due on the same day. The career-spanning compilation features five unreleased tracks: a 17-minute live recording of Cream's "Spoonful" dating from October 1968; the full-length ve...

Eric Clapton documentary Life In 12 Bars will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 8, with an accompanying soundtrack due on the same day.

The career-spanning compilation features five unreleased tracks: a 17-minute live recording of Cream’s “Spoonful” dating from October 1968; the full-length version of solo hit “I Shot The Sheriff”; a live version of Chuck Berry’s “Little Queen” from 1974; Derek & The Dominos’ take on “High”, which later appeared on There’s One In Every Crowd; and a live cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing”, performed by the Dominos at the Fillmore East in October 1970.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

CD 1
1. Big Bill Broonzy – “Backwater Blues”
2. Muddy Waters – “My Life Is Ruined”
3. Muddy Waters – “Got My Mojo Working” (Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960)
4. The Yardbirds – “I Wish You Would”
5. The Yardbirds – “For Your Love”
6. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – “Steppin’ Out”
7. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – “All Your Love”
8. Cream – “I Feel Free”
9. Cream – “Strange Brew”
10. Cream – “Sunshine of Your Love”
11. Aretha Franklin – “Good to Me As I Am To You”
12. Cream – “Crossroads”
13. The Beatles – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
14. Cream – “Badge”
15. Cream – “White Room (Live)”
16. Cream – “Spoonful” (Live from Goodbye tour – LA Forum October 19, 1968) *
17. Blind Faith – “Presence Of The Lord”

CD 2
1. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton – “Comin’ Home”
2. Eric Clapton – “After Midnight” (alternate mix)
3. Eric Clapton – “Let It Rain” (alternate mix)
4. Derek and The Dominos – “High” *
5. George Harrison – “My Sweet Lord”
6. Derek and The Dominos – “Thorn Tree In The Garden”
7. Derek and The Dominos – “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”
8. Derek and The Dominos – “Bell Bottom Blues”
9. Derek and The Dominos – “Layla”
10. Derek and The Dominos – “Little Wing” (Live at the Fillmore 1970) *
11. Derek and The Dominos – “Got To Get Better In A Little While”
12. Eric Clapton – “I Shot The Sheriff” (full length version) *
13. Eric Clapton – “Little Queenie” (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19/20, 1974) *
14. Eric Clapton – “Mainline Florida”
15. Eric Clapton – “Tears In Heaven”

* previously unreleased

A 4xLP version of the Life In 12 Bars OST will follow on July 20.

Life In 12 Bars will also be aired on the BBC later in 2018. Watch a trailer for the film here:

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Robert Plant and Van Morrison added to BluesFest 2018

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Robert Plant and Van Morrison added to BluesFest 2018
Van Morrison and Robert Plant (with his band the Sensational Space Shifters) have been added to the BluesFest 2018 bill. The two rock legends will share the stage at London's O2 Arena on Friday October 26. "It’s been way over 50 years since I first shared the stage with Van Morrison," said Plant....

Van Morrison and Robert Plant (with his band the Sensational Space Shifters) have been added to the BluesFest 2018 bill. The two rock legends will share the stage at London’s O2 Arena on Friday October 26.

“It’s been way over 50 years since I first shared the stage with Van Morrison,” said Plant. “His style then and now remains unique and loaded with deep soul. I’m looking forward to an exciting and dynamic night.”

Tickets start at £45 and are available here. They go on general sale on Friday (April 20) at 10am. The O2 pre-sale begins on Wednesday (April 18) at 10am and the Live Nation pre-sale begins at 10am on Thursday (April 19).

John Fogerty and Steve Miller Band have already been confirmed for the previous night at BluesFest, with more names to come.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

The Cure announce Mixed Up deluxe edition

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The Cure announce Mixed Up deluxe edition
The Cure have officially announced the deluxe reissue of 1990 remix collection, Mixed Up. Set for release on June 15, the CD edition comes with a second disc of contemporaneous remixes, as well a third disc of brand new remixes by Robert Smith. This collection of new remixes, featuring favourite al...

The Cure have officially announced the deluxe reissue of 1990 remix collection, Mixed Up.

Set for release on June 15, the CD edition comes with a second disc of contemporaneous remixes, as well a third disc of brand new remixes by Robert Smith. This collection of new remixes, featuring favourite album tracks as opposed to singles, will also be available a standalone 2xLP vinyl release entitled Torn Down.

Hear “Want (Time Mix)” from Torn Down below:

The full tracklisting for the CD and vinyl editions of Mixed Up is as follows:

CD
Disc One – Mixed Up – Remastered by Robert Smith 2018
01: Lullaby – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:43 )
02: Close To Me – Closer Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:44 )
03: Fascination Street – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:47 )
04: The Walk – Everything Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:27 )
05: Lovesong – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:19 )
06: A Forest – Tree Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:55 )
07: Pictures of You – Extended Dub Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:41 )
08: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:01 )
09: The Caterpillar – Flicker Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:40 )
10: Inbetween Days – Shiver Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:22 )
11: Never Enough – Big Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:07 )

Disc Two – Remixes 1982-1990: Mixed Up Extras 2018
01: Let’s Go To Bed – Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster ( 7:44 )
02: Just One Kiss – Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster ( 7:15 )
03: Close To Me – Extended Remix 1985 – 2018 remaster ( 6:31 )
04: Boys Don’t Cry – New Voice Club Mix 1986 – 2018 remaster ( 5:29 )
05: Why Can’t I Be You? – Extended Mix 1987 – 2018 remaster ( 8:07 )
06: A Japanese Dream – 12″ Remix 1987 – 2018 remaster ( 5:47 )
07: Pictures of You – Extended Version 1990 – 2018 remaster ( 8:06 )
08: Let’s Go To Bed – Milk Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster ( 7:13 )
09: Just Like Heaven – Dizzy Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster ( 3:42 )
10: Primary – Red Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster ( 7:10 )
11: The Lovecats – TC & Benny Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster ( 4:39 )

Disc 3 – Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018
01: Three Imaginary Boys – Help Me Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:21 )
02: M – Attack Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:07 )
03: The Drowning Man – Bright Birds Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:29 )
04: A Strange Day – Drowning Waves Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:05 )
05: Just One Kiss – Remember Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:57 )
06: Shake Dog Shake – New Blood Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:11 )
07: A Night Like This – Hello Goodbye Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:24 )
08: Like Cockatoos – Lonely In The Rain Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:49 )
09: Plainsong – Edge Of The World Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:33 )
10: Never Enough – Time To Kill Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:34 )
11: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea – Love In Vain Mix by Robert Smith ( 6:21 )
12: Want – Time Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:44 )
13: The Last Day of Summer – 31st August Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:44 )
14: Cut Here – If Only Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:25 )
15: Lost – Found Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:59 )
16: It’s Over – Whisper Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:54 )

2 x LP Mixed Up – Remastered by Robert Smith 2018
A1: Lullaby – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:43 )
A2: Close To Me – Closer Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:44 )
A3: Fascination Street – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:47 )
B1: The Walk – Everything Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:27 )
B2: Lovesong – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:19 )
B3: A Forest – Tree Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:55 )
C1: Pictures of You – Extended Dub Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:41 )
C2: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:01 )
C3: Why Can’t I Be You ? – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:07 )
D1: The Caterpillar – Flicker Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:40 )
D2: Inbetween Days – Shiver Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:22 )
D3: Never Enough – Big Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:07 )

2 x LP Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018
A1: Three Imaginary Boys – Help Me Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:21 )
A2: M – Attack Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:07 )
A3: The Drowning Man – Bright Birds Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:29 )
A4: A Strange Day – Drowning Waves Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:05 )
B1: Just One Kiss – Remember Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:57 )
B2: Shake Dog Shake – New Blood Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:11 )
B3: A Night Like This – Hello Goodbye Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:24 )
B4: Like Cockatoos – Lonely In The Rain Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:49 )
C1: Plainsong – Edge Of The World Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:33 )
C2: Never Enough – Time To Kill Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:34 )
C3: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea – Love In Vain Mix by Robert Smith ( 6:21 )
C4: Want – Time Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:44 )
D1: The Last Day of Summer – 31st August Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:44 )
D2: Cut Here – If Only Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:25 )
D3: Lost – Found Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:59 )
D4: It’s Over – Whisper Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:54 )

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Laura Marling unveils new project with Tuung’s Mike Lindsay

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Laura Marling unveils new project with Tuung’s Mike Lindsay
Laura Marling has teamed up with Tuung's Mike Lindsay to form a new duo called Lump. Their self-titled debut album will be released on June 1 via Dead Oceans. You can watch a video for first single "Curse Of The Contemporary" below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MTyqoigiso&feature=youtu.be...

Laura Marling has teamed up with Tuung’s Mike Lindsay to form a new duo called Lump.

Their self-titled debut album will be released on June 1 via Dead Oceans. You can watch a video for first single “Curse Of The Contemporary” below:

“Curse Of The Contemporary” is available on hyper-limited 12” translucent green vinyl for for Record Store Day.

Lump will tour the UK in June, dates below:

June 1 – London, Rough Trade East instore
June 2 – Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club
June 3 – Manchester, Band On The Wall
June 5 – London, Oslo
June 5 – London, Oslo
June 8 – Cardiff, Festival Of Voice
June 9 – Bristol, Rough Trade instore
July 13 – Latitude Festival, Henham Park

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Black Sabbath’s singles collated on new 7-inch box set

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Black Sabbath’s singles collated on new 7-inch box set
Black Sabbath will release a new, limited 7-inch vinyl box set on June 8. Supersonic Years - The Seventies Singles Box Set collects the ten singles that the band released between 1970 and 1978, from Evil Woman to Hard Rock. It features rare single edits of some of their best-known songs, with all ...

Black Sabbath will release a new, limited 7-inch vinyl box set on June 8.

Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles Box Set collects the ten singles that the band released between 1970 and 1978, from Evil Woman to Hard Rock. It features rare single edits of some of their best-known songs, with all tracks remastered by Andy Pearce.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

Disc 1: Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)/Wicked World – 1970
Disc 2: Paranoid/The Wizard – 1970
Disc 3: Iron Man (Single Edit)/Electric Funeral – 1970
Disc 4: Tomorrow’s Dream/Laguna Sunrise – 1972
Disc 5: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Edited Version)/Changes – 1973
Disc 6: Am I Going Insane (Radio) (Single Edit)/Hole In The Sky – 1975
Disc 7: Gypsy/She’s Gone – 1976
Disc 8: It’s Alright/Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor – 1976
Disc 9: Never Say Die/She’s Gone – 1978
Disc 10: Hard Rock (Single Edit)/Symptom Of The Universe (German Single Edit) – 1978

You can pre-order Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles Box Set here.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Listen to Peter Buck’s new song with Joseph Arthur

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Listen to Peter Buck’s new song with Joseph Arthur
Former REM guitarist Peter Buck has teamed up with singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur for a new album called Arthur Buck, due out on June 15. You can hear opening track "I Am The Moment" below: https://youtu.be/FGm8v_YnVE4 The pair have a shared history stretching back to the early 2000s, when Arthur...

Former REM guitarist Peter Buck has teamed up with singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur for a new album called Arthur Buck, due out on June 15. You can hear opening track “I Am The Moment” below:

The pair have a shared history stretching back to the early 2000s, when Arthur toured with REM. Arthur Buck was conceived in Mexico late last year, recorded in Portland and completed by Arthur at his studio in Brooklyn.

“It was all new songs, and it was spontaneous,” says Buck. “And the great thing about working that way was that it didn’t have to be anything in particular. It was liberated from any expectation. It was free.”

The full tracklisting for Arthur Buck is below:

1. I Am The Moment
2. Are You Electrified?
3. The Wanderer
4. Forever Waiting
5. If You Wake Up In Time
6. Summertime
7. American Century
8. Forever Falling
9. Before Your Love Is Gone
10. Wide Awake In November
11. Can’t Make It Without You

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Wilko Johnson announces new album, Blow Your Mind

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Wilko Johnson announces new album, Blow Your Mind
Wilko Johnson's new album Blow Your Mind will be released by Chess Records on June 15. The collection of new, self-penned material follows 2013's collaboration with Roger Daltrey, Going Back Home, which reached No. 3 in the UK charts. Johnson describes Blow Your Mind as "the album I never thought I...

Wilko Johnson’s new album Blow Your Mind will be released by Chess Records on June 15. The collection of new, self-penned material follows 2013’s collaboration with Roger Daltrey, Going Back Home, which reached No. 3 in the UK charts.

Johnson describes Blow Your Mind as “the album I never thought I’d get to write”. The former Dr Feelgood guitarist was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 2012 but has now beaten the disease.

“I didn’t know if I’d ever get back into the studio,” adds Johnson. “One of those songs, that’s a reflection of that time, about sitting around the house at night knowing that death’s coming; we’ve recorded it, and it’ll be on the album. It’s actually quite a cheerful one, too!”

The album features Norman Watt Roy on bass and Dylan Howe on drums, and is produced by Dave Eringa. The full tracklisting for Blow Your Mind is as follows:

01. Beauty
02. Blow Your Mind
03. Marijuana
04. Tell Me One More Thing
05. That’s The Way I Love You
06. Low Down
07. Take It Easy
08. I Love The Way You Do
09. It Don’t Have To Give You The Blues
10. Lament
11. Say Goodbye
12. Slamming

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

ZZ Top announce 5xLP box set Cinco No. 2

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ZZ Top announce 5xLP box set Cinco No. 2
ZZ Top have announced the second in their series of career-spanning box sets. Cinco No. 2 covers the period 1979-1990 and contains the albums Degüello, El Loco, Eliminator, Afterburner and Recycler. Each album will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and presented in a box inspired by the design of the c...

ZZ Top have announced the second in their series of career-spanning box sets. Cinco No. 2 covers the period 1979-1990 and contains the albums Degüello, El Loco, Eliminator, Afterburner and Recycler.

Each album will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and presented in a box inspired by the design of the custom suits made for guitarist Billy F Gibbons by Jaime Castaneda, aka Jaime The Tailor. Audio is sourced from the original masters.

Cinco No. 2 is released on June 1.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Reviewed – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Distant Sky

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Reviewed – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Distant Sky
Watching David Barnard’s concert film Distant Sky, I’m occasionally reminded of that line of George Orwell’s, that at the age of 50 every man has the face he deserves. Now aged 60, Nick Cave has accumulated several lifetimes worth of experiences – both good and bad. He has dealt with most fo...

Watching David Barnard’s concert film Distant Sky, I’m occasionally reminded of that line of George Orwell’s, that at the age of 50 every man has the face he deserves. Now aged 60, Nick Cave has accumulated several lifetimes worth of experiences – both good and bad. He has dealt with most forms of darkness and death in his songs; but the loss of his son, Arthur, prodded the songwriter into exploring loss, the afterlife and grief in a new gripping depth. It’s visible during a stately “Girl In Amber”, as the camera lingers momentarily on the singer’s face in HD close up. You can see the beads of sweat on Cave’s forehead, the individual links on the silver medallion around his neck. But more importantly, Cave looks fleetingly weary. For much of the rest of this film – shot at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October last year – he is the consummate Luciferian ringleader, leaping, prodding, whirling and goading the Bad Seeds to thrilling states of demonic ecstasy. But here, on this track from Skeleton Tree album he looks “like a battered monument”; a rueful, blackly humorous observation he made in Andrew Dominik’s film, One More Time With Feeling. A giant backdrop, meanwhile, shows a hooded figure walking across Brighton beach.

If Dominik’s film was about the recording of Skeleton Tree and the aftermath of Arthur’s death, then to an extent Distant Sky is what happened next. Dominik’s film addressed complex and raw issues about the nature of creativity – what is art and what is an exorcism? Where does ‘Nick Cave’ – the songwriter, author and public personality – become Nick Cave: husband and father? Nick Cave – Man Or Myth? Barnard’s film, meanwhile, shows Cave and his band bringing these songs out of the studio so they may take on a life of their own. The sparse, experimental glitches of the Skeleton Tree material have shifted. What were, on record, a collection of songs frequently built around electronic loops, loping rhythms and tattered vocals are presented, live, in more romantic and mythological terms. They sound surprisingly stately – “Girl In Amber” nestles perfectly into a run of songs that also include “Jubilee Street”, “The Ship Song” and “Into Your Arms”.

What Barnard’s film also captures is scale. The Bad Seeds – incredibly, you might think – are capable of filling stadiums round the Europe and beyond. A shot from the back of the 15,000 capacity Royal Arena at start of “Tupelo” demonstrates the world Cave and his band now inhabit. Cave really flourishes here when he’s off the leash. “From Her To Eternity” followed by “Tupelo” and later “The Mercy Seat” are all tumultuous, explosive, Cave reconnecting with an earlier, berserk incarnation as he hops and jumps around the stage. The Bad Seeds, inevitably, are able foils to their leader, although their calling can sometimes be more powerful and mysterious that we can easily comprehend. Now the longest-serving members of the Bad Seeds, Thomas Wydler and Martyn P Casey perform with tidy pragmatism – what kind of mindset does it take, you might wonder, to survive over 30 years at Cave’s side, as Wydler now has? But as anyone who saw Leonard Cohen at the O2 in 2008 will attest, intimate songs can be delivered successfully even in aircraft hangers. But doing the unexpected has always been Cave’s MO: even closing your set in an arena with the becalmed, wistful “Push The Sky Away” may at first appear an odd choice, until you watch 15,000 people part whispering and part singing the chorus in unison, all making hand gestures in accordance with the song’s title.

For an artist who’s been active since the mid-Eighties, Cave – in whatever guise – has only a handful of live albums and no previous concert films in his catalogue. While for now Distant Sky follows the one-night-only model of One More Time With Feeling, it does at least capture Cave and his cohorts in full-tilt; consistently at the top of their game.

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The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks

Hear Neko Case’s new single, “Bad Luck”

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Hear Neko Case’s new single, “Bad Luck”
As previously reported, Neko Case will release her new album Hell-On on June 1. You can hear another song from it, entitled "Bad Luck", below: https://open.spotify.com/album/2SvpySII5RPWgkMBl6WMcX Case has also announced two UK tour dates: Nov 7 - Leeds @ Brudenell Social Club Nov 8 - London @ B...

As previously reported, Neko Case will release her new album Hell-On on June 1. You can hear another song from it, entitled “Bad Luck”, below:

Case has also announced two UK tour dates:

Nov 7 – Leeds @ Brudenell Social Club
Nov 8 – London @ Barbican

Tickets go on sale on Friday (April 13), available here.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Watch the video for Gruff Rhys’ new song, “Frontier Man”

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Watch the video for Gruff Rhys’ new song, “Frontier Man”
Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys will release his fifth solo album on June 8. Babelsberg finds him backed by the 72-piece BBC National Orchestra of Wales. You can watch the video for the first single "Frontier Man" below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y6VLjIKwqQ&feature=youtu.be The...

Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys will release his fifth solo album on June 8. Babelsberg finds him backed by the 72-piece BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

You can watch the video for the first single “Frontier Man” below:

The full tracklisting for Babelsberg is as follows:

1. Frontier Man
2. The Club
3. Oh Dear!
4. Limited Edition Hearts
5. Take That Call
6. Drones in the City
7. Negative Vibes
8. Same Old Song
9. Architecture of Amnesia
10. Selfies in the Sunset

Gruff Rhys has announced three special orchestral shows to support the album:

10th June: Cardiff, Millennium Centre (with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales)
12th September: Barbican, London (with the London Contemporary Orchestra)
16th September: RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester (with The Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra)

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Lindsey Buckingham parts company with Fleetwood Mac

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Lindsey Buckingham parts company with Fleetwood Mac
Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac have gone their own ways, with some reports suggesting that the guitarist and singer was fired following a disagreement about the band's upcoming tour. He has been replaced by a combination of Crowded House's Neil Finn and Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & The ...

Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac have gone their own ways, with some reports suggesting that the guitarist and singer was fired following a disagreement about the band’s upcoming tour.

He has been replaced by a combination of Crowded House’s Neil Finn and Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

“We are thrilled to welcome the musical talents of the caliber of Mike Campbell and Neil Finn into the Mac family,” said the band in an official statement. “With Mike and Neil, we’ll be performing all the hits that the fans love, plus we’ll be surprising our audiences with some tracks from our historic catalogue of songs. Fleetwood Mac has always been a creative evolution. We look forward to honoring that spirit on this upcoming tour.”

It added pointedly: “Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with the band on this tour. The band wishes Lindsey all the best.”

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The same statement contained a quote from Neil Finn: “Two weeks ago, I received a wonderful invitation to be a part of a truly great band. A few days later, I was standing in a room playing music with Fleetwood Mac. It felt fresh and exciting, so many great songs, a spectacular rhythm section and two of the greatest voices ever. Best of all, we sounded good together. It was a natural fit. I can’t wait to play.”

Fleetwood Mac had planned to tour in June but dates have not yet been announced.

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

Robert Smith confirms Meltdown appearance with CURÆTION-25

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Robert Smith confirms Meltdown appearance with CURÆTION-25
Robert Smith has finally confirmed that he will play his own Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre in June. CURÆTION-25 is a special two-hour show from Smith and "four curious friends" that will close the festival on Sunday June 24, with support from The Twilight Sad. Other newly confirm...

Robert Smith has finally confirmed that he will play his own Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre in June.

CURÆTION-25 is a special two-hour show from Smith and “four curious friends” that will close the festival on Sunday June 24, with support from The Twilight Sad.

Other newly confirmed Meltdown acts include Death Cab For Cutie, Low, Loop, Moon Duo, Frightened Rabbit, Suzanne Vega, Black Moth Super Rainbow, God Is An Astronaut, Maybeshewill and the UK premiere of Liminal, an immersive live sound experience performed by Sigur Ros singer Jónsi.

You can now see the full list of Meltdown concerts here, including previously announced acts Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine and Manic Street Preachers.

Tickets go on sale to Southbank Centre members on Friday (13 April) and to everyone else on Monday (16 April).

The May 2018 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Johnny Marr on the cover. Elsewhere in the issue, you’ll find exclusive new interviews with John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, Shirley Collins, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Prine and many more. Our free 15-track CD features 15 tracks of this month’s best new music, featuring Kacy & Clayton, Laura Veirs, Wye Oak, Cath & Phil Taylor, Mouse On Mars, Josh T. Pearson, A Place To Bury Strangers and Drinks.

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