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PJ Harvey to record new album as a public art exhibition

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PJ Harvey to record new album as a public art exhibition
PJ Harvey is to record her next album as part of a public art exhibition at London's Somerset House. She will work on the album with her band behind one-way-mirrored glass. The project, called Recording In Progress, will take place from January 16 to February 14. The project will be staged in a bo...

PJ Harvey is to record her next album as part of a public art exhibition at London’s Somerset House.

She will work on the album with her band behind one-way-mirrored glass. The project, called Recording In Progress, will take place from January 16 to February 14.

The project will be staged in a box in a recently opened wing of the venue and has been described as “a mutating, multidimensional sound sculpture”.

According to a statement on the Somerset House website, “Recording in Progress is a project conceived by PJ Harvey, in collaboration with Artangel and Somerset House, for the Inland Revenue’s former staff gymnasium and rifle range in the recently opened New Wing at Somerset House.

“Harvey has chosen to record her ninth album inside an architectural installation designed by Somerset House-based Something & Son. The structure, a recording studio in the form of an enclosed box, has one-way glazing, displaying PJ Harvey, her band, producers and engineers as a mutating, multi-dimensional sound sculpture.

“Visitors experience exactly what is happening at a particular moment in the studio, as Harvey and musicians, together with her longstanding producers Flood and John Parish, go through the creative process of recording an album of songs.”

You can find more details here.

Michael Stipe plays plays surprise debut solo gig in New York – watch

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Michael Stipe plays plays surprise debut solo gig in New York – watch

Stipe played six-song set as support to Patti Smith... Michael Stipe played a surprise solo show in New York on December 29, for his first concert since REM split in 2011. Stipe was the unannounced support act for his friend Patti Smith’s show at the city’s Webster Hall venue. Backed by two musicians during his six-song set, Stipe played keyboards – an instrument he rarely played live at REM’s concerts. The show featured REM obscurities "New Test Leper" from 1996’s album New Adventures In Hi-Fi and "Saturn Return" from 2001’s Reveal, plus four covers – Vic Chesnutt’s "Lucinda Williams"; Patti Smith’s 1996 song "Wing"; Frank Sinatra’s standard "New York, New York" and Perfume Genius’ 2012 single "Hood". Fan footage of Stipe singing ‘New York, New York’ can be seen below. Stipe has previously remained coy over his plans to return to music and has implied he’d rather stick to his work in photography and visual art than attempt a solo career, saying a solo album would "most likely be watered-down REM". But in an interview with US TV channel CBS’ show ‘This Morning’ earlier this month (December 14), Stipe said: “I think I will sing again. Not soon, maybe. I don’t know.” You can read the story behind the making of REM's classic breakthrough single "The One I Love" in the new issue of Uncut: in shops now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lsMJzJ7t6A

Stipe played six-song set as support to Patti Smith…

Michael Stipe played a surprise solo show in New York on December 29, for his first concert since REM split in 2011.

Stipe was the unannounced support act for his friend Patti Smith’s show at the city’s Webster Hall venue. Backed by two musicians during his six-song set, Stipe played keyboards – an instrument he rarely played live at REM’s concerts.

The show featured REM obscurities “New Test Leper” from 1996’s album New Adventures In Hi-Fi and “Saturn Return” from 2001’s Reveal, plus four covers – Vic Chesnutt’s “Lucinda Williams”; Patti Smith’s 1996 song “Wing”; Frank Sinatra’s standard “New York, New York” and Perfume Genius’ 2012 single “Hood”. Fan footage of Stipe singing ‘New York, New York’ can be seen below.

Stipe has previously remained coy over his plans to return to music and has implied he’d rather stick to his work in photography and visual art than attempt a solo career, saying a solo album would “most likely be watered-down REM“. But in an interview with US TV channel CBS’ show ‘This Morning’ earlier this month (December 14), Stipe said: “I think I will sing again. Not soon, maybe. I don’t know.”

You can read the story behind the making of REM’s classic breakthrough single “The One I Love” in the new issue of Uncut: in shops now

Watch Sharon Van Etten and Deer Tick cover Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”

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Watch Sharon Van Etten and Deer Tick cover Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”

The singer will tour the UK and Ireland in April... Sharon Van Etten has covered Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" onstage with Deer Tick. The singer joined the folk band at one of their recent 10th anniversary shows at New York's Brooklyn Bowl venue, where the band are playing a six night residency, covering a different record at each gig with guest performers. They will play a fan-request covers set tonight (December 31). On Saturday (December 27) they played Lou Reed's Transformer in its entirely, playing "Perfect Day" with Van Etten and 'I'm So Free' with Titus Andronicus' Patrick Stickles. Click above to watch crowd-shot footage of 'Perfect Day', here Spin. Sharon Van Etten will play a run of UK and Ireland dates in April, in support of the release of her latest album, 2014's Are We There. Sharon Van Etten plays: Bristol Trinity Centre (April 21) Dublin Whelan's (23) Leeds Brudenell Social Club (25) Leeds Brudenell Social Club (26) London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (29) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U9MzLkPE-g

The singer will tour the UK and Ireland in April…

Sharon Van Etten has covered Lou Reed‘s “Perfect Day” onstage with Deer Tick.

The singer joined the folk band at one of their recent 10th anniversary shows at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl venue, where the band are playing a six night residency, covering a different record at each gig with guest performers. They will play a fan-request covers set tonight (December 31).

On Saturday (December 27) they played Lou Reed’s Transformer in its entirely, playing “Perfect Day” with Van Etten and ‘I’m So Free’ with Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles. Click above to watch crowd-shot footage of ‘Perfect Day’, here Spin.

Sharon Van Etten will play a run of UK and Ireland dates in April, in support of the release of her latest album, 2014’s Are We There.

Sharon Van Etten plays:

Bristol Trinity Centre (April 21)

Dublin Whelan’s (23)

Leeds Brudenell Social Club (25)

Leeds Brudenell Social Club (26)

London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (29)

Dolly Parton’s theme park sued over ride injury

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Dolly Parton’s theme park sued over ride injury

Visitor claims to have suffered brain injury after incident on Dollywood's Waltzing Swinger... Dollywood, the theme park co-owned by Dolly Parton, is being sued by a visitor who claims to have suffered brain injury after an incident on one of the park's rides. Tedi A Brown from Florida was injured after an incident on the Waltzing Swinger in the Tennessee theme park in December 2013, according to the lawsuit filed by her solicitors. It states her headfirst fall from the ride was caused by a mix of sleet and rain that made the ride "dangerously slick", adding there was a lack of adequate safety measures. Brown, who has five children, is said to have been left with permanent impairments and disabilities as a result of the fall. The defendants in the suit are Herschend Family Entertainment Corp, and Dolly Parton Productions who co-own the park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Dollywood spokesperson Pete Owens said in a statement: "Out of respect for the process and as a matter of practice, Dollywood does not comment on pending litigation. We look forward to this issue being resolved and anticipate commenting at that time." The Waltzing Swinger is a revolving ride with individual seats ascending 25 feet into the air and tilting outward. The suit claims the swinging chairs lacked locking mechanisms to restrain riders, meaning the lap bars could be easily raised and the rider becoming unrestrained. Brown's solicitors added when the ride is completed, the chairs come to a stop about 10 feet above the ground. It was at this point Brown thought the ride was over and lifted her lap bar to exit her seat, lost her grip on the lap bar due to the slick conditions and fell headfirst onto the pavement. She also suffered spine and neck injuries, torn ligaments and a broken jaw, the suit said. The Browns are seeking $475,000 (£304,000) in damages, along with court and discretionary costs. The amount of damages sought by the plaintiffs could change depending on follow-up medical reviews on Tedi Brown's condition, said her attorney Darren Berg.

Visitor claims to have suffered brain injury after incident on Dollywood’s Waltzing Swinger…

Dollywood, the theme park co-owned by Dolly Parton, is being sued by a visitor who claims to have suffered brain injury after an incident on one of the park’s rides.

Tedi A Brown from Florida was injured after an incident on the Waltzing Swinger in the Tennessee theme park in December 2013, according to the lawsuit filed by her solicitors. It states her headfirst fall from the ride was caused by a mix of sleet and rain that made the ride “dangerously slick”, adding there was a lack of adequate safety measures.

Brown, who has five children, is said to have been left with permanent impairments and disabilities as a result of the fall. The defendants in the suit are Herschend Family Entertainment Corp, and Dolly Parton Productions who co-own the park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Dollywood spokesperson Pete Owens said in a statement: “Out of respect for the process and as a matter of practice, Dollywood does not comment on pending litigation. We look forward to this issue being resolved and anticipate commenting at that time.”

The Waltzing Swinger is a revolving ride with individual seats ascending 25 feet into the air and tilting outward. The suit claims the swinging chairs lacked locking mechanisms to restrain riders, meaning the lap bars could be easily raised and the rider becoming unrestrained. Brown’s solicitors added when the ride is completed, the chairs come to a stop about 10 feet above the ground. It was at this point Brown thought the ride was over and lifted her lap bar to exit her seat, lost her grip on the lap bar due to the slick conditions and fell headfirst onto the pavement. She also suffered spine and neck injuries, torn ligaments and a broken jaw, the suit said.

The Browns are seeking $475,000 (£304,000) in damages, along with court and discretionary costs. The amount of damages sought by the plaintiffs could change depending on follow-up medical reviews on Tedi Brown’s condition, said her attorney Darren Berg.

Revealed! The 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014

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Revealed! The 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014

UK vinyl sales top 1.3 million for the first time since 1995... Vinyl sales in the UK topped 1.3 million for the first time since 1995. Figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade association for the UK record industry, show that while vinyl is still a niche format, accounting for just two per cent of the total UK music market, sales continue to grow, hitting the million mark for the first time since Britpop's height in 1996 back in November, and were boosted even further by the Christmas market. The biggest-selling album of the year on the format was Pink Floyd's The Endless River, their first album in 20 years and also the fastest-selling vinyl album of the year. Arctic Monkeys' AM was in second place, and Royal Blood's self-titled debut in third. The decline of CD sales, meanwhile, slowed too, and even though 2014 sales of the format were down 7.9 per cent on the previous year's figures, 55.7 million CDs were sold in the UK last year. Together, CD and vinyl account for 49 per cent of albums sold in 2014. Over in the US, vinyl sales were at their highest since Nielsen began tracking figures in 1991, the seventh consecutive year that's happened, with vinyl now accounting for 3.6 per cent of all albums sold there. The biggest-selling vinyl album of the year, Jack White's 'Lazaretto', sold more than 87,000 copies. For comparison, the US's biggest-selling vinyl album of 2013 was Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories', which sold around 49,000 copies. The UK's top 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014 were: 1. Pink Floyd – 'The Endless River' 2. Arctic Monkeys – 'AM' 3. Royal Blood – 'Royal Blood' 4. Oasis – 'Definitely Maybe' 5. Pink Floyd – 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' 6. Jack White – 'Lazaretto' 7. The Stone Roses – 'The Stone Roses' 8. Foo Fighters – 'Sonic Highways' 9. Led Zeppelin – 'Led Zeppelin' 10. Oasis – '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'

UK vinyl sales top 1.3 million for the first time since 1995…

Vinyl sales in the UK topped 1.3 million for the first time since 1995.

Figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade association for the UK record industry, show that while vinyl is still a niche format, accounting for just two per cent of the total UK music market, sales continue to grow, hitting the million mark for the first time since Britpop’s height in 1996 back in November, and were boosted even further by the Christmas market.

The biggest-selling album of the year on the format was Pink Floyd‘s The Endless River, their first album in 20 years and also the fastest-selling vinyl album of the year. Arctic Monkeys‘ AM was in second place, and Royal Blood’s self-titled debut in third.

The decline of CD sales, meanwhile, slowed too, and even though 2014 sales of the format were down 7.9 per cent on the previous year’s figures, 55.7 million CDs were sold in the UK last year. Together, CD and vinyl account for 49 per cent of albums sold in 2014.

Over in the US, vinyl sales were at their highest since Nielsen began tracking figures in 1991, the seventh consecutive year that’s happened, with vinyl now accounting for 3.6 per cent of all albums sold there. The biggest-selling vinyl album of the year, Jack White’s ‘Lazaretto’, sold more than 87,000 copies. For comparison, the US’s biggest-selling vinyl album of 2013 was Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’, which sold around 49,000 copies.

The UK’s top 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014 were:

1. Pink Floyd – ‘The Endless River’

2. Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’

3. Royal Blood – ‘Royal Blood’

4. Oasis – ‘Definitely Maybe’

5. Pink Floyd – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’

6. Jack White – ‘Lazaretto’

7. The Stone Roses – ‘The Stone Roses’

8. Foo Fighters – ‘Sonic Highways’

9. Led Zeppelin – ‘Led Zeppelin’

10. Oasis – ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’

Ringo Starr to release new studio album

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Ringo Starr to release new studio album

It's his 18th solo album... Ringo Starr has revealed he is to release a new album in 2015. Starr made the announcement via YouTube. Scroll down to watch. "I’ve finished my record, mixed the record and, next year, it will be out on Universal Records," said Starr before hinting that he may tour with his All-Starr Band this February and March. The album will be the 74-year-old's 18th studio LP and first since Ringo 2012. The title for this latest record has yet to be revealed. In an interview with NME in September, Starr asserted his belief that the rock genre will never disappear, and that bands will always "come through in the end". "The saving grace for me – I have to admit I'm not a big fan of the boybands dancing and that stuff – but the thing that saves me is there's always bands out there,” he added. “There's always bands playing somewhere, and they come through in the end." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMW0gvBJBz0

It’s his 18th solo album…

Ringo Starr has revealed he is to release a new album in 2015.

Starr made the announcement via YouTube. Scroll down to watch.

“I’ve finished my record, mixed the record and, next year, it will be out on Universal Records,” said Starr before hinting that he may tour with his All-Starr Band this February and March.

The album will be the 74-year-old’s 18th studio LP and first since Ringo 2012. The title for this latest record has yet to be revealed.

In an interview with NME in September, Starr asserted his belief that the rock genre will never disappear, and that bands will always “come through in the end”.

“The saving grace for me – I have to admit I’m not a big fan of the boybands dancing and that stuff – but the thing that saves me is there’s always bands out there,” he added. “There’s always bands playing somewhere, and they come through in the end.”

Laura Marling: “I’ve managed to resist the EDM on my new album”

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Laura Marling: “I’ve managed to resist the EDM on my new album”
Laura Marling has gone electric on her new album, she tells Uncut in the new issue, out now. Marling’s Short Movie, her fifth album, is set to be released on March 23. “I wrote the record on electric guitar,” she tells Uncut, “but I play electric like I do acoustic. It’s not gonna be g...

Laura Marling has gone electric on her new album, she tells Uncut in the new issue, out now.

Marling’s Short Movie, her fifth album, is set to be released on March 23.

“I wrote the record on electric guitar,” she tells Uncut, “but I play electric like I do acoustic. It’s not gonna be groundbreaking. I’ve managed to resist the EDM!

“I think a lot of this record is about feeling – not consciously, but in retrospect – desperately lost in translation [living in Los Angeles]. I had an old mentor, an American chap, who kept saying to me, ‘It’s a short movie, man’, which I thought was quite funny, so there are lots of Americanisms like that in it.”

The new Uncut, featuring a full set of previews of essential 2015 albums, is on sale now.

REM’s Peter Buck: “I always assumed we would never have a hit”

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REM’s Peter Buck: “I always assumed we would never have a hit”
REM reveal how they wrote and recorded their 1987 breakthrough track “The One I Love” in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now. Guitarist Peter Buck, who wrote the riff for the song, which even featured his first proper guitar solo, didn’t even think the single would be a ...

REM reveal how they wrote and recorded their 1987 breakthrough track “The One I Love” in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

Guitarist Peter Buck, who wrote the riff for the song, which even featured his first proper guitar solo, didn’t even think the single would be a success at the time.

“I just always assumed that we would never actually have a real hit single,” confides Buck. “We would write these songs and record them and go, ‘Well, you know, I like it…’

“You know Prince could walk in and cut a single, knowing it would be a hit? I never felt like that, we just write a bunch of songs and if one of them is popular, great, but I don’t really know how or why. ‘The One I Love’ fits perfectly on the record [Document], but I never saw it as a hit single.”

The new issue of Uncut is out now.

David Bowie – the inside story of Young Americans is told by its key players in the new Uncut

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David Bowie – the inside story of Young Americans is told by its key players in the new Uncut

The full story of David Bowie’s Young Americans is told in all-new interviews in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now. Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction. “He was on rare form,” Mike Garson remembers. “He was weird then, but the good music always sticks. He would have created that music with or without drugs. It just so happened he was on drugs.” “I think that at the moment of Young Americans,” says Carlos Alomar, “theatrics were not necessary. I think it was, ‘I’m looking for the soul of Bowie on this record, I don’t need theatrics, I don’t need a mask. I am able to say what I want, say who I am and be who I am.’” The new issue of Uncut is out now.

The full story of David Bowie’s Young Americans is told in all-new interviews in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction.

“He was on rare form,” Mike Garson remembers. “He was weird then, but the good music always sticks. He would have created that music with or without drugs. It just so happened he was on drugs.”

“I think that at the moment of Young Americans,” says Carlos Alomar, “theatrics were not necessary. I think it was, ‘I’m looking for the soul of Bowie on this record, I don’t need theatrics, I don’t need a mask. I am able to say what I want, say who I am and be who I am.’”

The new issue of Uncut is out now.

Paul Weller: “My new album is progressive… it’s defiantly 21st-Century music”

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Paul Weller: “My new album is progressive… it’s defiantly 21st-Century music”
Paul Weller sheds light on his new album in the current Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now. The singer and guitarist will release Saturn’s Pattern this spring on Parlophone, and claims that it’s decidely “progressive”. “The tracks are quite long,” he tells Uncut, “but with some...

Paul Weller sheds light on his new album in the current Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

The singer and guitarist will release Saturn’s Pattern this spring on Parlophone, and claims that it’s decidely “progressive”.

“The tracks are quite long,” he tells Uncut, “but with some of them there’s almost like two or three different movements going on within one song.

“There’s a track called ‘Pick It Up’ which starts off with a funk groove but then it’s got some other sort of weird changes in it, and it ends up with this anthemic chorus. There’s another tune called ‘In The Car’ which has three or four different parts to it.

“Is it my prog album? It’s certainly progressive in the literal sense of the word. It’s defiantly 21st-Century music.”

The new issue of Uncut is out now, featuring a full set of album previews for 2015.

This month in Uncut

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This month in Uncut
David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now. Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on. Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geo...

David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now.

Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on.

Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction.

Also in the issue, REM explain how they made their 1987 breakthrough hit “The One I Love” – from “Smokestack Lightning”-influenced guitar solo to MTV-friendly video – while Uncut is invited round to Jerry Lee Lewis’ house to discuss Chihuahuas, the best mixture of fluids for setting fire to pianos and why he could never have been as big as Elvis Presley…

Mike Scott takes us through The Waterboys’ discography album by album, recalling creative sojourns in Ireland, London, New York and beyond.

“We’re very likely to make an album that follows on from the Fisherman’s Blues tour,” Scott says. “I’ve already got the songs stockpiled for that.”

This issue also features our 2015 albums preview, with artists including Paul Weller, Laura Marling, New Order and My Morning Jacket dishing all the details about their forthcoming releases.

As the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary begins, we delve back into the archives to uncover a seminal 1989 Melody Maker interview with Jerry Garcia and his engaged, ultra-hospitable bandmates, to talk about George Bush, David Crosby, the rainforest, Bob Dylan and, of course, acid.

Elsewhere, John Grant reveals eight records that have soundtracked his life, from Chris & Cosey to Goldfrapp, and we hook up with ex-Fleet Foxes drummer Father John Misty to learn about “mascara, blood, ash and cum”, and his brave new album.

Film director John Carpenter explains all about his debut solo album, Lost Themes, while Liam Hayes discusses Plush’s creative rejuvenation.

Our 40-page reviews section features pieces on new albums from Belle & Sebastian, Sleater-Kinney, Panda Bear, Natalie Prass, Pond and The Decemberists, and archive releases from The Go-Betweens, Public Enemy and Paramount Records, while we catch Morrissey and Jackson Browne live in concert.

The magazine also comes with a free CD of some of the best new music for 2015, featuring John Grant, The Waterboys, The Decemberists, Pond, Liam Hayes, Jessica Pratt and more.

The new issue of Uncut is out tomorrow (December 30).

February 2015

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David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now. Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on. Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff...

David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now.

Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on.

Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction.

Also in the issue, REM explain how they made their 1987 breakthrough hit “The One I Love” – from “Smokestack Lightning”-influenced guitar solo to MTV-friendly video – while Uncut is invited round to Jerry Lee Lewis’ house to discuss Chihuahuas, the best mixture of fluids for setting fire to pianos and why he could never have been as big as Elvis Presley…

Mike Scott takes us through The Waterboys’ discography album by album, recalling creative sojourns in Ireland, London, New York and beyond.

“We’re very likely to make an album that follows on from the Fisherman’s Blues tour,” Scott says. “I’ve already got the songs stockpiled for that.”

This issue also features our 2015 albums preview, with artists including Paul Weller, Laura Marling, New Order and My Morning Jacket dishing all the details about their forthcoming releases.

As the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary begins, we delve back into the archives to uncover a seminal 1989 Melody Maker interview with Jerry Garcia and his engaged, ultra-hospitable bandmates, to talk about George Bush, David Crosby, the rainforest, Bob Dylan and, of course, acid.

Elsewhere, John Grant reveals eight records that have soundtracked his life, from Chris & Cosey to Goldfrapp, and we hook up with ex-Fleet Foxes drummer Father John Misty to learn about “mascara, blood, ash and cum”, and his brave new album.

Film director John Carpenter explains all about his debut solo album, Lost Themes, while Liam Hayes discusses Plush’s creative rejuvenation.

Our 40-page reviews section features pieces on new albums from Belle & Sebastian, Sleater-Kinney, Panda Bear, Natalie Prass, Pond and The Decemberists, and archive releases from The Go-Betweens, Public Enemy and Paramount Records, while we catch Morrissey and Jackson Browne live in concert.

The magazine also comes with a free CD of some of the best new music for 2015, featuring John Grant, The Waterboys, The Decemberists, Pond, Liam Hayes, Jessica Pratt and more.

The new issue of Uncut is out on December 30

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Kate Bush was “faultless, absolutely faultless” in the studio, say ‘Wuthering Heights’ musicians

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Kate Bush was “faultless, absolutely faultless” in the studio, say ‘Wuthering Heights’ musicians

Musicians who performed on and produced Kate Bush’s debut single, “Wuthering Heights”, recall the sessions in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now. Produced by Andrew Powell, the track gave Bush a UK No 1, despite her having to force EMI to release it as her debut. “We arrived at the studio, Kate introduced herself, and Andrew said, ‘Sit down and play them the song’,” remembers guitarist David Paton, “and that’s how it was done. She sat down at the piano, said, ‘It goes like this’, and just played. “We were all gathered around the piano with our jaws dropped, because it was a stunning performance. Faultless, absolutely faultless, and she could do that time and time again. It sounded fantastic, there was just a great vibe in the studio.” The new issue of Uncut is out now. Uncut is now available as a digital edition! Download here on your iPad/iPhone and here on your Kindle Fire or Nook.

Musicians who performed on and produced Kate Bush’s debut single, “Wuthering Heights”, recall the sessions in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now.

Produced by Andrew Powell, the track gave Bush a UK No 1, despite her having to force EMI to release it as her debut.

“We arrived at the studio, Kate introduced herself, and Andrew said, ‘Sit down and play them the song’,” remembers guitarist David Paton, “and that’s how it was done. She sat down at the piano, said, ‘It goes like this’, and just played.

“We were all gathered around the piano with our jaws dropped, because it was a stunning performance. Faultless, absolutely faultless, and she could do that time and time again. It sounded fantastic, there was just a great vibe in the studio.”

The new issue of Uncut is out now.

Uncut is now available as a digital edition! Download here on your iPad/iPhone and here on your Kindle Fire or Nook.

Joe Cocker dies aged 70

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Joe Cocker dies aged 70
Joe Cocker has died aged 70. The singer's death was confirmed by his agent, Barrie Marshall, reports BBC News. He said Cocker was "simply unique" and "it will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts." The singer song-writer was born in Sheffield. He is perhaps best known for his c...

Joe Cocker has died aged 70.

The singer’s death was confirmed by his agent, Barrie Marshall, reports BBC News.

He said Cocker was “simply unique” and “it will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts.”

The singer song-writer was born in Sheffield. He is perhaps best known for his cover of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends“, though in a career spanning more than 40 years, his other hits included “You Are So Beautiful” and “Up Where We Belong”.

In 1969, Cocker appeared at Woodstock, opening the proceedings on Sunday; in 1970, he famously embarked on an American tour with 30 musicians, including band leader Leon Russell. Dubbed the Mad Dogs And Englishmen, the band featured Jim Keltner, backing vocalists Rita Coolidge and Claudia Lennear, along with Carl Radle, Jim Price, Bobby Keys and Jim Gordon.

His 1982 duet with Jennifer Warnes, “Up Where We Belong“, won both a Grammy and an Academy Award.

Cocker received an OBE in 2007.

He released Fire It Up, his twenty-second studio album, in 2012.

ITV News reports Cocker was suffering from lung cancer.

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The Best Archive Releases Of 2014 – The Uncut Top 30

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The Best Archive Releases Of 2014 – The Uncut Top 30

The current issue of Uncut features our archive releases of the year list, compiled by the Uncut team. You can read new assessments of the albums in the issue, but below is the full list. Click on the links to read the original Uncut reviews… and as always let us know in the comments or on Facebook what would make your Top 30. Uncut’s Top 30 Archive Releases Of The Year are: 30 Sleater-Kinney – Start Together (Sub Pop) Read Uncut’s review of Start Together here… 29 The Small Faces – There Are But Four Small Faces (Charly) 28 John Coltrane – Offering: Live At Temple University (Resonance) 27 Bobby Charles – Bobby Charles (Light In The Attic) Read Uncut’s review of Bobby Charles here… 26 Mark Lanegan – Has God Seen My Shadow? An Antholodgy 1989-2011 (Light In The Attic) Read Uncut’s review of Mark Lanegan’s Anthology here… 25 Grateful Dead – Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/29/90 (Rhino) 24 Morrissey – Your Arsenal (EMI) 23 Ry Cooder – Soundtracks (Rhino) Read Uncut’s review of Ry Cooder’s Soundtracks here… 22 Lewis – L’Amour (Light In The Attic) 21 The Moles – Flashbacks And Dream Sequences (Fire) 20 Cardiacs – Sing To God (The Alphabet Business Concern) 19 Miles Davis – Bootleg Series Vol 3: At The Fillmore 1970 (Columbia/Legacy) Read Uncut’s review of Miles At The Fillmore here… 18 Orange Juice – You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever (Domino) 17 Ned Doheny – Separate Oceans (Numero Group) 16 The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (Polydor) 15 Captain Beefheart – Sun Zoom Spark (Rhino) Read Uncut’s review of Captain Beefheart’s Sun Zoom Spark here… 14 The Beatles – The Beatles In Mono (Apple) Read Uncut’s review of The Beatles In Mono here… 13 Uncle Tupelo – No Depression (Sony) Read Uncut’s review of No Depression here… 12 XTC – Skylarking (Apehouse) Read Uncut’s review of XTC’s Skylarking here… 11 Aphex Twin – Caustic Window (Rephilex/YouTube) Read John Mulvey’s piece on Caustic Window here… 10 Mogwai – Come On Die Young (Chemikal Underground) Read Uncut’s review of Mogwai’s Come On Die Young here… 9 Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball (Nonesuch) Read Uncut’s review of Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball here… 8 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – CSNY 1974 (Rhino) Read Uncut’s review of CSNY 1974 here… 7 Grace Jones – Nightclubbing (Expanded) (Universal/Island) Read Uncut’s review of Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing here… 6 V/A – Country Funk Vol 2 (1967-1974) (Light In The Attic) 5 Led Zeppelin – Remasters I-III (Rhino) Read Uncut’s review of Led Zeppelin’s Remasters I-III here… 4 Underworld – Dubnobasswithmyheadman (JBO/Universal) Read Uncut’s review of Underworld’s Dubnobass… here… 3 The The – Soul Mining (Sony Music) Read Uncut’s review of The The’s Soul Mining here… 2 Slint – Spiderland (Touch And Go) Read Uncut’s review of Slint’s Spiderland here… 1 Bob Dylan And The Band – The Bootleg Series Vol 11: The Basement Tapes Complete (Columbia)

The current issue of Uncut features our archive releases of the year list, compiled by the Uncut team.

You can read new assessments of the albums in the issue, but below is the full list. Click on the links to read the original Uncut reviews… and as always let us know in the comments or on Facebook what would make your Top 30.

Uncut’s Top 30 Archive Releases Of The Year are:

30 Sleater-Kinney – Start Together (Sub Pop)

Read Uncut’s review of Start Together here…

29 The Small Faces – There Are But Four Small Faces (Charly)

28 John Coltrane – Offering: Live At Temple University (Resonance)

27 Bobby Charles – Bobby Charles (Light In The Attic)

Read Uncut’s review of Bobby Charles here…

26 Mark Lanegan – Has God Seen My Shadow? An Antholodgy 1989-2011 (Light In The Attic)

Read Uncut’s review of Mark Lanegan’s Anthology here…

25 Grateful Dead – Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/29/90 (Rhino)

24 Morrissey – Your Arsenal (EMI)

23 Ry Cooder – Soundtracks (Rhino)

Read Uncut’s review of Ry Cooder’s Soundtracks here…

22 Lewis – L’Amour (Light In The Attic)

21 The Moles – Flashbacks And Dream Sequences (Fire)

20 Cardiacs – Sing To God (The Alphabet Business Concern)

19 Miles Davis – Bootleg Series Vol 3: At The Fillmore 1970 (Columbia/Legacy)

Read Uncut’s review of Miles At The Fillmore here…

18 Orange Juice – You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever (Domino)

17 Ned Doheny – Separate Oceans (Numero Group)

16 The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (Polydor)

15 Captain Beefheart – Sun Zoom Spark (Rhino)

Read Uncut’s review of Captain Beefheart’s Sun Zoom Spark here…

14 The Beatles – The Beatles In Mono (Apple)

Read Uncut’s review of The Beatles In Mono here…

13 Uncle Tupelo – No Depression (Sony)

Read Uncut’s review of No Depression here…

12 XTC – Skylarking (Apehouse)

Read Uncut’s review of XTC’s Skylarking here…

11 Aphex Twin – Caustic Window (Rephilex/YouTube)

Read John Mulvey’s piece on Caustic Window here…

10 Mogwai – Come On Die Young (Chemikal Underground)

Read Uncut’s review of Mogwai’s Come On Die Young here…

9 Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball (Nonesuch)

Read Uncut’s review of Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball here…

8 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – CSNY 1974 (Rhino)

Read Uncut’s review of CSNY 1974 here…

7 Grace Jones – Nightclubbing (Expanded) (Universal/Island)

Read Uncut’s review of Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing here…

6 V/A – Country Funk Vol 2 (1967-1974) (Light In The Attic)

5 Led Zeppelin – Remasters I-III (Rhino)

Read Uncut’s review of Led Zeppelin’s Remasters I-III here…

4 Underworld – Dubnobasswithmyheadman (JBO/Universal)

Read Uncut’s review of Underworld’s Dubnobass… here…

3 The The – Soul Mining (Sony Music)

Read Uncut’s review of The The’s Soul Mining here…

2 Slint – Spiderland (Touch And Go)

Read Uncut’s review of Slint’s Spiderland here…

1 Bob Dylan And The Band – The Bootleg Series Vol 11: The Basement Tapes Complete (Columbia)

The Best Albums Of 2014 – The Uncut Top 75

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The Best Albums Of 2014 – The Uncut Top 75

The current issue of Uncut features our albums of the year list, compiled by the Uncut team, along with the best reissues and compilations of the year, and the best films and books. You can read new assessments of the albums in the issue, but below is the full list. Click on the links to read the original Uncut reviews… and as always let us know in the comments or on Facebook what would make your Top 75. Uncut’s Top 75 Albums Of 2014 are: 75 Richard Thompson – Acoustic Classics (Beeswing) Read John Mulvey’s piece about Richard Thompson’s Acoustic Classics here… 74 Temples – Sun Structures (Heavenly) 73 Dave & Phil Alvin – Common Ground (Yep Roc) Read Uncut’s review of Common Ground here… 72 Dan Michaelson – Distance (The state51 Conspiracy) Read Uncut’s review of Dan Michaelson’s Distance here… 71 Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin (Merge) Read Uncut’s review of Bob Mould’s Beauty & Ruin here… 70 First Aid Kit – Stay Gold (Columbia) Read Uncut’s review of First Aid Kit’s Stay Gold here… 69 Gulp – Season Sun (Sonic Cathedral) 68 Lydia Loveless – Somewhere Else (Bloodshot) 67 Perfume Genius – Too Bright (Turnstile) 66 Thurston Moore – The Best Day (Matador) Read Uncut's piece about Thurston Moore live here… 65 The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers (Matador) 64 King Creosote – From Scotland With Love (Domino) Read Uncut’s review of King Creosote’s From Scotland With Love here… 63 Gazelle Twin – Unflesh (Anti Ghost Moon Ray) 62 Paolo Nutini – Caustic Love (Atlantic) 61 Afghan Whigs – Do To The Beast (Sub Pop) Read Uncut's review of Afghan Whigs' Do To The Beast here… 60 Frazey Ford – Indian Ocean (Nettwerk) Read John Mulvey’s review of Frazey Ford's Indian Ocean here… 59 Roddy Frame – Seven Dials (AED) 58 Jamie T – Carry On The Grudge (Virgin EMI) 57 The Delines – Colfax (Décor) 56 Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar) 55 Scott Walker and Sunn O))) – Soused (4AD) Read Uncut’s review of Scott Walker and Sunn O)))’s Soused here… 54 Tom Petty – Hypnotic Eye (Reprise) Read Uncut’s review of Tom Petty’s Hypnotic Eye here… 53 Goat – Commune (Rocket) Read Uncut's review of Goat's Commune here… 52 Liars – Mess (Mute) 51 Jenny Lewis – The Voyager (Warner Bros) 50 Wild Beasts – Present Tense (Domino) Read Uncut’s review of Wild Beasts’ Present Tense here… 49 Robyn Hitchcock – The Man Upstairs (Yep Roc) Read Uncut’s review of Robyn Hitchcock’s The Man Upstairs here… 48 Morrissey – World Peace Is None Of Your Business (Harvest) Read Uncut’s review of Morrissey’s World Peace… here 47 Allah-Las – Worship The Sun (Innovative Leisure) Read Uncut's review of Allah-Las' Worship The Sun here… 46 Willie Watson – Folk Singer, Vol. 1 (Acony) 45 Kate Tempest – Everybody Down (Big Dada) 44 Thom Yorke – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes (self-released) Read John Mulvey’s review of Tomorrow's Modern Boxes here… 43 East India Youth – Total Strife Forever (Stolen Recordings) 42 Mogwai – Rave Tapes (Rock Action) 41 Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio (Flooded Soil/Vagrant/Heavenly) Read Uncut's review of Mark Lanegan's Phantom Radio here… 40 Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – Dereconstructed (Sub Pop) Read John Mulvey’s review of Lee Bains III here… 39 Future Islands – Singles (4AD) 38 Fennesz – Bécs (Editions Mego) 37 Willie Nelson – Band Of Brothers (Sony Legacy) Read Uncut’s review of Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers here 36 La Roux – Trouble In Paradise (Polydor) 35 Drive-By Truckers – English Oceans (ATO) Read Uncut's review of the Drive-By Truckers' English Oceans here… 34 Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band – Intensity Ghost (No Quarter) Read John Mulvey’s piece about Chris Forsyth here… 33 Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds In Country Music (Loose) Read Uncut’s review of Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds… here 32 Merchandise – After The End (4AD) 31 Tune-Yards – Nikki Nack (4AD) 30 Spoon – They Want My Soul (Loma Vista) Read Uncut’s review of Spoon’s They Want My Soul here 29 Jack White – Lazaretto (Third Man/XL) Read Uncut’s review of Jack White’s Lazaretto here… 28 The Black Keys – Turn Blue (Nonesuch) Read Uncut’s review of The Black Keys’ Turn Blue here… 27 Ben Watt – Hendra (Unmade Road) Read Uncut’s review of Ben Watt’s Hendra here… 26 Steve Gunn – Way Out Weather (Paradise Of Bachelors) Read John Mulvey’s review of Steve Gunn's Way Out Weather here… 25 Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit (Harbinger Sound) 24 Tweedy – Sukierae (DBPM/Anti-) Read Uncut's review of Tweedy's Sukirae here… 23 Ariel Pink – Pom Pom (4AD) 22 Beck – Morning Phase (Capitol) Read Uncut’s review of Beck’s Morning Phase here… 21 Earth – Primitive And Deadly (Southern Lord) 20 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Wig Out At Jagbags (Domino) Read Uncut’s review of Stephen Malkmus’ Wig Out At Jagbags here… 19 Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes (ATO) Read John Mulvey’s review of Hurray For The Riff Raff's Small Town Heroes here… 18 Swans – To Be Kind (Young God/Mute) Read Uncut’s review of Swans’ To Be Kind here… 17 Lucinda Williams – Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone (Highway 20) Read Uncut’s review of Lucinda Williams’ Down Where The Spirit… here 16 Gruff Rhys – American Interior (Turnstile) 15 Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread (Decca) Read Uncut’s review of Rosanne Cash’s The River & The Thread here… 14 Real Estate – Atlas (Domino) Read Uncut’s review of Real Estate's Atlas here… 13 Ty Segall – Manipulator (Drag City) Read Uncut’s review of Ty Segall’s Manipulator here… 12 Caribou – Our Love (City Slang) 11 Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté – Toumani & Sidiki (World Circuit) Read Uncut’s review of Toumani & Sidiki here… 10 Sun Kil Moon – Benji (Caldo Verde) Read John Mulvey’s review of Sun Kil Moon's Benji here… 9 St Vincent – St Vincent (Loma Vista/Republic) 8 Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots (Parlophone) Read Uncut’s review of Damon Albarn’s Everyday Robots here… 7 Hiss Golden Messenger – Lateness Of Dancers (Merge) Read Uncut’s review of Hiss Golden Messenger’s Lateness Of Dancers here… 6 Robert Plant – lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar (Nonesuch) Read Uncut’s review of Robert Plant’s lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar here… 5 Sharon Van Etten – Are We There (Jagjaguwar) Read Uncut's review of Sharon Van Etten's Are We There here… 4 FKA Twigs – LP1 (Young Turks) 3 Aphex Twin – Syro (Warp) 2 Leonard Cohen – Popular Problems (Sony) Read Uncut's review of Leonard Cohen's Popular Problems here… 1 The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream (Secretly Canadian)

The current issue of Uncut features our albums of the year list, compiled by the Uncut team, along with the best reissues and compilations of the year, and the best films and books.

You can read new assessments of the albums in the issue, but below is the full list. Click on the links to read the original Uncut reviews… and as always let us know in the comments or on Facebook what would make your Top 75.

Uncut’s Top 75 Albums Of 2014 are:

75 Richard Thompson – Acoustic Classics (Beeswing)

Read John Mulvey’s piece about Richard Thompson’s Acoustic Classics here…

74 Temples – Sun Structures (Heavenly)

73 Dave & Phil Alvin – Common Ground (Yep Roc)

Read Uncut’s review of Common Ground here…

72 Dan Michaelson – Distance (The state51 Conspiracy)

Read Uncut’s review of Dan Michaelson’s Distance here…

71 Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin (Merge)

Read Uncut’s review of Bob Mould’s Beauty & Ruin here…

70 First Aid Kit – Stay Gold (Columbia)

Read Uncut’s review of First Aid Kit’s Stay Gold here…

69 Gulp – Season Sun (Sonic Cathedral)

68 Lydia Loveless – Somewhere Else (Bloodshot)

67 Perfume Genius – Too Bright (Turnstile)

66 Thurston Moore – The Best Day (Matador)

Read Uncut’s piece about Thurston Moore live here…

65 The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers (Matador)

64 King Creosote – From Scotland With Love (Domino)

Read Uncut’s review of King Creosote’s From Scotland With Love here…

63 Gazelle Twin – Unflesh (Anti Ghost Moon Ray)

62 Paolo Nutini – Caustic Love (Atlantic)

61 Afghan Whigs – Do To The Beast (Sub Pop)

Read Uncut’s review of Afghan Whigs’ Do To The Beast here…

60 Frazey Ford – Indian Ocean (Nettwerk)

Read John Mulvey’s review of Frazey Ford’s Indian Ocean here…

59 Roddy Frame – Seven Dials (AED)

58 Jamie T – Carry On The Grudge (Virgin EMI)

57 The Delines – Colfax (Décor)

56 Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar)

55 Scott Walker and Sunn O))) – Soused (4AD)

Read Uncut’s review of Scott Walker and Sunn O)))’s Soused here…

54 Tom Petty – Hypnotic Eye (Reprise)

Read Uncut’s review of Tom Petty’s Hypnotic Eye here…

53 Goat – Commune (Rocket)

Read Uncut’s review of Goat’s Commune here…

52 Liars – Mess (Mute)

51 Jenny Lewis – The Voyager (Warner Bros)

50 Wild Beasts – Present Tense (Domino)

Read Uncut’s review of Wild Beasts’ Present Tense here…

49 Robyn Hitchcock – The Man Upstairs (Yep Roc)

Read Uncut’s review of Robyn Hitchcock’s The Man Upstairs here…

48 Morrissey – World Peace Is None Of Your Business (Harvest)

Read Uncut’s review of Morrissey’s World Peace… here

47 Allah-Las – Worship The Sun (Innovative Leisure)

Read Uncut’s review of Allah-Las’ Worship The Sun here…

46 Willie Watson – Folk Singer, Vol. 1 (Acony)

45 Kate Tempest – Everybody Down (Big Dada)

44 Thom Yorke – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes (self-released)

Read John Mulvey’s review of Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes here…

43 East India Youth – Total Strife Forever (Stolen Recordings)

42 Mogwai – Rave Tapes (Rock Action)

41 Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio (Flooded Soil/Vagrant/Heavenly)

Read Uncut’s review of Mark Lanegan’s Phantom Radio here…

40 Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – Dereconstructed (Sub Pop)

Read John Mulvey’s review of Lee Bains III here…

39 Future Islands – Singles (4AD)

38 Fennesz – Bécs (Editions Mego)

37 Willie Nelson – Band Of Brothers (Sony Legacy)

Read Uncut’s review of Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers here

36 La Roux – Trouble In Paradise (Polydor)

35 Drive-By Truckers – English Oceans (ATO)

Read Uncut’s review of the Drive-By Truckers’ English Oceans here…

34 Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band – Intensity Ghost (No Quarter)

Read John Mulvey’s piece about Chris Forsyth here…

33 Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds In Country Music (Loose)

Read Uncut’s review of Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds… here

32 Merchandise – After The End (4AD)

31 Tune-Yards – Nikki Nack (4AD)

30 Spoon – They Want My Soul (Loma Vista)

Read Uncut’s review of Spoon’s They Want My Soul here

29 Jack White – Lazaretto (Third Man/XL)

Read Uncut’s review of Jack White’s Lazaretto here…

28 The Black Keys – Turn Blue (Nonesuch)

Read Uncut’s review of The Black Keys’ Turn Blue here…

27 Ben Watt – Hendra (Unmade Road)

Read Uncut’s review of Ben Watt’s Hendra here…

26 Steve Gunn – Way Out Weather (Paradise Of Bachelors)

Read John Mulvey’s review of Steve Gunn’s Way Out Weather here…

25 Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit (Harbinger Sound)

24 Tweedy – Sukierae (DBPM/Anti-)

Read Uncut’s review of Tweedy’s Sukirae here…

23 Ariel Pink – Pom Pom (4AD)

22 Beck – Morning Phase (Capitol)

Read Uncut’s review of Beck’s Morning Phase here…

21 Earth – Primitive And Deadly (Southern Lord)

20 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Wig Out At Jagbags (Domino)

Read Uncut’s review of Stephen Malkmus’ Wig Out At Jagbags here…

19 Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes (ATO)

Read John Mulvey’s review of Hurray For The Riff Raff’s Small Town Heroes here…

18 Swans – To Be Kind (Young God/Mute)

Read Uncut’s review of Swans’ To Be Kind here…

17 Lucinda Williams – Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone (Highway 20)

Read Uncut’s review of Lucinda Williams’ Down Where The Spirit… here

16 Gruff Rhys – American Interior (Turnstile)

15 Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread (Decca)

Read Uncut’s review of Rosanne Cash’s The River & The Thread here…

14 Real Estate – Atlas (Domino)

Read Uncut’s review of Real Estate’s Atlas here…

13 Ty Segall – Manipulator (Drag City)

Read Uncut’s review of Ty Segall’s Manipulator here…

12 Caribou – Our Love (City Slang)

11 Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté – Toumani & Sidiki (World Circuit)

Read Uncut’s review of Toumani & Sidiki here…

10 Sun Kil Moon – Benji (Caldo Verde)

Read John Mulvey’s review of Sun Kil Moon’s Benji here…

9 St Vincent – St Vincent (Loma Vista/Republic)

8 Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots (Parlophone)

Read Uncut’s review of Damon Albarn’s Everyday Robots here…

7 Hiss Golden Messenger – Lateness Of Dancers (Merge)

Read Uncut’s review of Hiss Golden Messenger’s Lateness Of Dancers here…

6 Robert Plant – lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar (Nonesuch)

Read Uncut’s review of Robert Plant’s lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar here…

5 Sharon Van Etten – Are We There (Jagjaguwar)

Read Uncut’s review of Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There here…

4 FKA Twigs – LP1 (Young Turks)

3 Aphex Twin – Syro (Warp)

2 Leonard Cohen – Popular Problems (Sony)

Read Uncut’s review of Leonard Cohen’s Popular Problems here…

1 The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream (Secretly Canadian)

Uncut’s 20 Best Films Of 2014…

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Uncut’s 20 Best Films Of 2014…

Here, for your consideration, is Uncut's list of the 20 Best Films Of 2014. If you're interested in the administrative aspect of this list, it was voted for by a shadowy cabal of Uncut staffers, writers and a few trusted confidants. It broadly dovetails with my own personal Top 20, though I think the film that's stuck with me most throughout the year is the wonderfully strange Under The Skin. But I won't detain you further. Have a great Christmas and New Year, by the way: see you in 2015. 20. 12 Years A Slave 19. Locke 18. Leviathan 17. Blue Ruin 16. Only Lovers Left Alive 15. Starred Up 14. The Possibilities Are Endless 13. Nightcrawler 12. American Hustle 11. Her 10. Dallas Buyer’s Club 9. Calvary 8. ‘71 7. 20,000 Days On Earth 6. Boyhood 5. Mr Turner 4. The Wolf Of Wall Street 3. Under The Skin 2. Inside Llewyn Davis 1. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Here, for your consideration, is Uncut’s list of the 20 Best Films Of 2014. If you’re interested in the administrative aspect of this list, it was voted for by a shadowy cabal of Uncut staffers, writers and a few trusted confidants. It broadly dovetails with my own personal Top 20, though I think the film that’s stuck with me most throughout the year is the wonderfully strange Under The Skin. But I won’t detain you further. Have a great Christmas and New Year, by the way: see you in 2015.

20. 12 Years A Slave

19. Locke

18. Leviathan

17. Blue Ruin

16. Only Lovers Left Alive

15. Starred Up

14. The Possibilities Are Endless

13. Nightcrawler

12. American Hustle

11. Her

10. Dallas Buyer’s Club

9. Calvary

8. ‘71

7. 20,000 Days On Earth

6. Boyhood

5. Mr Turner

4. The Wolf Of Wall Street

3. Under The Skin

2. Inside Llewyn Davis

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel

The 46th (And Last) Playlist Of 2014

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The 46th (And Last) Playlist Of 2014

Sorry I didn't manage to post a playlist last week; a combination of germs, deadlines and various other professional/seasonal distractions meant that I ran out of time. Here, though, is our last office list of 2014, with lots of strong new entries. A few highlights: Áine O'Dwyer's sepulchral drones; Rhiannon Giddens' rousing takes on tradition; a new Hurray For The Riff Raff video for one of my songs of the year; wonderful new albums from Steve Gunn with The Black Twig Pickers and from Ryley Walker; a preview of the forthcoming Laura Marling album; and, in a grudging concession to festive business, Wham's "Last Christmas" slowed down to an extraordinarily beautiful 36-minute ambient piece. Album of the week, of course, has been by D'Angelo, and I made a first tentative stab at reviewing "Black Messiah" here. Thanks again, anyhow, for all your support, encouragement and contributions this year. We're going to keep the Uncut website busy throughout the holiday period, with plenty of longreads from the archives to keep you distracted, as well as our end of year lists. To kick off, here's another link to my 154 best albums of 2014 - conspicuously missing "Black Messiah" now, but still hopefully of some use and interest. Happy Solstice, and so on… Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JohnRMulvey 1 Bitchin' Bajas - Bitchin' Bajas (Drag City) 2 Áine O'Dwyer - Music For Church Cleaners Vol. I & II (MIE) 3 The Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues (Nonesuch) 4 Rhiannon Giddens - Tomorrow Is My Turn (Nonesuch) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqwRro2G-qA 5 Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Body Electric (ATO) 6 [REDACTED] 7 Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah - Sour Soul (Lex) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-qmZ_J7WGc 8 The Wu Tang Clan - A Better Tomorrow (Parlophone) 9 The Shouting Matches - Grownass Man (Middle West) 10 D'Angelo - Black Messiah (RCA) 11 Duke Garwood - Heavy Love (Heavenly) 12 Steve Earle & The Dukes - Terraplane (New West) 13 Various Artists - Imaginational Anthems 7 (Tompkins Square) 14 Pops Staples - Don't Lose This (Anti-) 15 Dutch Uncles - O Shudder (Memphis Industries) 16 The Pretty Things - Bouquets From A Cloudy Sky: Sampler (Snapper) 17 Two Gallants - We Are Undone (ATO) 18 Dengue Fever - The Deepest Lake (Tuk Tuk/Proper) 19 H Hawkline - In The Pink Of Condition (Heavenly) 20 Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear (Bella Union) 21 Radiohead - Kid A (Parlophone) 22 Laura Marling - Short Movie (Virgin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdCdT_dcmUI 23 The Amazing - Picture You (Partisan) 24 M Dwinell - Golden Ratio (Amish) 25 Moon Duo - Shadow Of The Sun (Sacred Bones) 26 Wham - Last Christmas slowed down to a 36-minute ambient drone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2N63tdV21I 27 Radiohead - Amnesiac (Parlophone) 28 [REDACTED] 29 Rag Lore - Blue For Al-Watawit Of Yashkur (Demo) 30 Steve Gunn & The Black Twig Pickers (Thrill Jockey) 31 Ryley Walker - Primrose Green (Dead Oceans) 32 Eternal Tapestry - Wild Strawberries (Thrill Jockey) 33 Janek Schaefer - Inner Space Memorial In Wonderland (Rekorder)

Sorry I didn’t manage to post a playlist last week; a combination of germs, deadlines and various other professional/seasonal distractions meant that I ran out of time.

Here, though, is our last office list of 2014, with lots of strong new entries. A few highlights: Áine O’Dwyer’s sepulchral drones; Rhiannon Giddens’ rousing takes on tradition; a new Hurray For The Riff Raff video for one of my songs of the year; wonderful new albums from Steve Gunn with The Black Twig Pickers and from Ryley Walker; a preview of the forthcoming Laura Marling album; and, in a grudging concession to festive business, Wham’s “Last Christmas” slowed down to an extraordinarily beautiful 36-minute ambient piece. Album of the week, of course, has been by D’Angelo, and I made a first tentative stab at reviewing “Black Messiah” here.

Thanks again, anyhow, for all your support, encouragement and contributions this year. We’re going to keep the Uncut website busy throughout the holiday period, with plenty of longreads from the archives to keep you distracted, as well as our end of year lists. To kick off, here’s another link to my 154 best albums of 2014 – conspicuously missing “Black Messiah” now, but still hopefully of some use and interest.

Happy Solstice, and so on…

Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JohnRMulvey

1 Bitchin’ Bajas – Bitchin’ Bajas (Drag City)

2 Áine O’Dwyer – Music For Church Cleaners Vol. I & II (MIE)

3 The Punch Brothers – The Phosphorescent Blues (Nonesuch)

4 Rhiannon Giddens – Tomorrow Is My Turn (Nonesuch)

5 Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Body Electric (ATO)

6 [REDACTED]

7 Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul (Lex)

8 The Wu Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow (Parlophone)

9 The Shouting Matches – Grownass Man (Middle West)

10 D’Angelo – Black Messiah (RCA)

11 Duke Garwood – Heavy Love (Heavenly)

12 Steve Earle & The Dukes – Terraplane (New West)

13 Various Artists – Imaginational Anthems 7 (Tompkins Square)

14 Pops Staples – Don’t Lose This (Anti-)

15 Dutch Uncles – O Shudder (Memphis Industries)

16 The Pretty Things – Bouquets From A Cloudy Sky: Sampler (Snapper)

17 Two Gallants – We Are Undone (ATO)

18 Dengue Fever – The Deepest Lake (Tuk Tuk/Proper)

19 H Hawkline – In The Pink Of Condition (Heavenly)

20 Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (Bella Union)

21 Radiohead – Kid A (Parlophone)

22 Laura Marling – Short Movie (Virgin)

23 The Amazing – Picture You (Partisan)

24 M Dwinell – Golden Ratio (Amish)

25 Moon Duo – Shadow Of The Sun (Sacred Bones)

26 Wham – Last Christmas slowed down to a 36-minute ambient drone

27 Radiohead – Amnesiac (Parlophone)

28 [REDACTED]

29 Rag Lore – Blue For Al-Watawit Of Yashkur (Demo)

30 Steve Gunn & The Black Twig Pickers (Thrill Jockey)

31 Ryley Walker – Primrose Green (Dead Oceans)

32 Eternal Tapestry – Wild Strawberries (Thrill Jockey)

33 Janek Schaefer – Inner Space Memorial In Wonderland (Rekorder)

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Hi,

As 2014 come to a close, it seems like a sensible time to reach out and ask you all a few questions. Forgive the intrusion: I’ve been editor of Uncut since the spring, but I haven’t had a chance to do anything like this so far. If you could fill in this fairly swift survey, we can hopefully make Uncut a better magazine in 2015.

It shouldn’t take too long but, as an extra incentive, everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw, with a chance to win a complete set of the Uncut Ultimate Music Guides we published in 2014 – about Paul McCartney, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Cure, Oasis and Lou Reed and a nice pair of Sennheiser headphones. 5 runners up will receive a bundle of the aforementioned Uncut Ultimate Music Guides each.

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A long interview with Neil Young guitarist Poncho Sampedro

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A long interview with Neil Young guitarist Poncho Sampedro
For our end of year issue, I wrote a cover story about Neil Young's 2014. Among the many people I interviewed was Crazy Horse guitarist, Poncho Sampedro, who's been playing with Neil for 40 years. I thought it might be nice to share the full transcript - it's over 6,000 words long, and covers a lot ...

The Horse are so central though.
He’s said a lot of things to us in the last couple of years to us, Billie, Ralph and I, made us really feel special and he always wants to play with us and this is what he really loves and this is where he gets to be the freest and all those kind of things. I feel good about that and I’m glad he took the time to say that to us. I would just like to take the time to tell everybody, Wow, I can’t believe I started off playing guitar when I was a little kid just wanting to hear one of the songs by our band on the radio, here I am so many years later and all you people supported us all the time, and I don’t know how to express it really, but that I love you guys, it’s really cool.

Favourite show for this tour?
The one we played in Cork, in Ireland. The audience was so vocal. They were singing over us. “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” was amazing. I couldn’t believe it, it’s like we could have stopped playing. It was overwhelming. I’ll never forget it. The whole room was swinging big time with it. It was just amazing, it really was. Other times, I think some other favourite shows would be when we toured South America and we played Argentina. When we played “… Hurricane”, the whole crowd started chanting like a soccer chant over and over, I looked over at Neil and he threw his head back and his eyes went up in the air and he started thinking, it was almost like he was going to have an epileptic attack, he was just gone. It was amazing. An experience that doesn’t happen very often.

Neil’s sense of his own mortality?
I tell you this much. Here’s the difference between Neil and I. Neil is ready to live until he’s 100 and something years old, and I think I’m going to die when I’m 73. I’m happy with it. I’ve abused myself so bad, I know I’m not going to live that long. It’s cool, I’ve lived a great life. It makes him shiver. He’s like, “No, man. Just take care of yourself. Be healthy, work out. You can live a long time.” He refuses to accept it, whereas I just accept that that’s what’s going to happen. I can’t do all the shit I did and expect it not to happen!

None of you were angels, really.
No, but I think I was a little worse that the other guys.

Plans?
Retire. Yeah, yeah. I’ve worked hard all my life. 18 and a half years on the Tonight Show. That’s every day there’s a live show every day. And when people are home at Thanksgiving and Christmas and they’d turn on the Tonight Show, I was there, I wasn’t on vacation. I’m really enjoying this time off in Hawaii and I’m enjoying gardening and working with different farmers here and I love going swimming here and snorkelling and kayaking and checking out the whales and the dolphins. I have a long list of things to do, it seems like I never catch up. So in one way I’ve retired from a certain world, but I haven’t stopped working a day. And it’s beautiful here every day, if you can handle the heat, which I enjoy.

But you’d be ready to go back out with the Horse, if the call comes?
I have a guitar sitting here, just to let you know I’m ready! I’m sitting here in my living room, surrounded by guitars. I play all the time. How many have I got? Within eye sight, I have two acoustics, a ukulele and an acoustic bass. Every Tuesday night, a guy comes by, a friend of mine and we play really hard for five or six hours. I still play, I love to play. When I say I’m retired, I just mean than going on the road, that’s fun for a short period, but I’m not planning on getting another day job for the rest of my life and working for somebody else. I’m just going to sit around here, doing what I do and enjoying myself as much as possible.

Do you have any plans to see see Neil?
We still exchange emails, talk a little bit. He says something about he might be over here at the beginning of the year, just a couple of months away. I didn’t go to the Bridge School. It’s a long trip just to go there and hang out. but if he hits the area, I’m sure we’ll hang out and see each other. Hopefully, we don’t have to see each other for any other weird reason. We could do a show tonight.

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