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Lonnie Holley – Tonky

Turning pain into songs of love and forgiveness

Dennis Bovell – Sufferer Sounds

Deep cuts from the decorated dub DJ, reggae guitarist and record producer

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion (reissue, 2009)

The album that changed indie rock forever

Lou Reed – Hudson River Meditations

Zen instrumentals from downtown

Shirley Collins – Archangel Hill

Old and new brought to life with pathos and subversive intent

Richard Dawson – The Ruby Cord

Geordie folklorist wraps up trilogy in typically eccentric style

Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Cheat Codes

A long-mooted meeting of hip-hop minds bears sweet, exotically sample-laden fruit

Ty Segall – Hello, Hi

Indie-rock’s great restless spirit gets back to basics. Just don’t call it a lockdown album

The thrilling chaos of the Congotronics supergroup: “Not a day went by without somebody breaking down in tears”

Congotronics International – the supergroup featuring Konono No 1, Kasai Allstars, Deerhoof, Juana Molina and more – finally captured on record

Daniel Rossen – You Belong There

Grizzly Bear mainstay finds comfort, wisdom and some bewitching tunes from going it alone
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