Graeme Thomson

Sandy Denny – Early Home Recordings

The folk legend’s solo demos from 1966-’68 released on vinyl for the first time

The making of The Associates’ “Party Fears Two”

After a night out drinking, two friends conjure up a magical piano riff. But the time’s not right, so for three years it stays “in our back pocket”…

The making of Spiritualized’s “I Think I’m In Love”

An eight-minute opus in two halves: part blissed-out space ballad, part focused groove: “The lyric just seemed to roll off,” says Jason Pierce

A deep dive into Nick Drake’s legendary final album, Pink Moon

We assemble friends, peers and acolytes to celebrate the 50th birthday of Pink Moon

Modern Studies – We Are There

The old mysterious magic is now aligned to a keen pop sensibility

Musicians and friends recount the art and life of Carole King

Tapestry made her a global superstar and broke records around the world – but how do you top an album that defined a generation?

The making of The Damned’s “Neat Neat Neat”

A raw, supercharged blast of punked-up garage rock, recorded live in a tiny studio: “It’s a short, sharp shock on record!” says Captain Sensible

The making of William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

In a hotel on a stormy night, touring with a jazz orchestra, a young Stax songwriter’s thoughts turn to his girlfriend back home in Memphis

The Coral – Album By Album

James Skelly and Nick Power steer a course through the Wirral band’s turbulent but ultimately triumphant two-decade career

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills reveal the secrets of R.E.M.’s “Electrolite”

Tacked on the end of New Adventures... this happy-sad-elegy to Hollywood was initially disliked by Stipe, "but turned out to be one of our best songs ever"
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