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Willie Nile’s The Day The Earth Stood Still is his 14th studio album
New album: The veteran 73-year-old rocker from Buffalo, NY is a lesser known treasure, and returns with more sharp, vivid political lyrics that open here comparing New York streets during Covid to a sci-fi alien movie, and many unashamed nods to Springsteen, Dylan, The Who, Mellencamp and The Beatles
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MC Taylor aka Hiss Golden Messenger
New album: This LP of Bob Dylanesque country Americana by the North Carolina singer-songwriter MC Taylor offers a gentle set of songs that gentle protest about how society is tacitly controlled, but mixed with the desire and sweet moments of hope
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Great albums of 2020: clockwise from top: Agnes Obel, Phoebe Bridgers, Bob Dylan and Sault’s Untitled (Rise)
Albums of 2020 roundup: Out of crisis comes great art. A year of lockdowns, no gigs, alternative sounds, experimentation and surprises. This is the second half of our roundup of favourite albums of 2020. Part 1 was here
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This week’s album picks, beginnig with GoGo Penguin (top right)
One of the best from Bob in years leads out this week’s team of releases, alongside some outstanding work from former lead singers from other bands, including from Savages, The Macabees and Let’s Wrestle, among others
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James Holden & The Animal Spirits
Alongside a 13th Dylan Bootleg box set, there's a real mixture of krautrock, psychedelia, rock, pop, pastroral folk and dance music in this week's selections
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Goldfrapp are back
This week’s genre-spanning selection is full of treats including Bob Dylan, Goldfrapp, British Sea Power, Miraculous Mule, Julia Holter and Hot 8 Brass Band
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More lust for life? Trainspotting T2's boys are back
This week's selection focuses on the Trainspotting T2 soundtrack including Young Fathers, plus Cloud Nothings, Ty Segall, Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood, plus vinyl reissues from Bob Dylan, Buzzcocks and the White Stripes
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