What sounded like the roof coming off the house sometime in the early hours of last Sunday morning during what you can only hope was the last of the winter’s great storms woke me with a start, stirring me from a hugely disturbing dream in which I was on Mastermind answering questions in my specialist round on The Vicar of Dibley, Seasons 1-3 (1994-2007).
Apologies - I've been a little late posting my Best Albums Of 2013 list. In mitigation, at least I managed to post my Best Films Of 2013 last week, which you can read here.
This month’s issue of Uncut, as you may have seen, comes with a free supplement showcasing our extensive end-of-year charts. We’ve decided, though, to post our 80 Best Albums Of 2013 list here.
You can read new assessments of these albums in the booklet. But in the meantime, click on the links to read the original Uncut reviews. A reminder, too, that Uncut staffers have been posting their individual 2013 lists:
Mazzy Star have unveiled the video for their new song "California". Watch it below.
"California" is taken from the band's forthcoming album Seasons Of Your Day, their first in 17 years, which comes out in the UK on Monday (September 23).
Mazzy Star will begin a North American tour in support of their new album on November 3. European dates are expected to be announced soon.
The Seasons Of Your Day tracklisting in full:
'In The Kingdom'
'California'
'I've Gotta Stop'
'Does Someone Have Your Baby Now'
'Common Burn'
Mazzy Star have announced dates for a 14-date North American tour.
The tour will be in support of Seasons Of Your Day, their first album in 17 years which is released later this month.
The new issue of Uncut should be in UK shops today, with an exclusive in-depth look at the new entry in Dylan’s Bootleg Series, plus Nilsson, Canned Heat, Morrissey, Armando Iannucci, Linda Thompson, Julianna Barwick and, I’m particularly pleased to say, Rocket From The Crypt. More here…
