A quick reminder before we get stuck in that the new issue of Uncut is on sale in the UK tomorrow: full details here; subscribers might well have their copies already. Another good week for new arrivals, anyhow. Unfortunately I don’t have anything to play you from the excellent new Arbouretum, Jo...
A quick reminder before we get stuck in that the new issue of Uncut is on sale in the UK tomorrow: full details here; subscribers might well have their copies already.
Another good week for new arrivals, anyhow. Unfortunately I don’t have anything to play you from the excellent new Arbouretum, Joan Shelley and Wooden Wand albums as yet. Nevertheless, please try: Glenn Kotche and Darin Gray’s On Fillmore project; the unexpected return of Chavez (I was delighted to learn Clay Tarver is now productively employed as a writer on Silicon Valley); an early ‘70s find from Curtiss Maldoon, that I came across when watching Orange Sunshine, a good documentary about the idealistic LSD kingpins The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love; post-Labradford operatives Anjou, whose new album materialised literally hours after I went on a Twitter-induced Labradford binge; Ron Gallo, who’s fun; and a track from that really strong new Brokeback set. Lots more here, too; as ever, dig in…
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1 On Fillmore – Happiness Of Living (Northern Spy)
2 Chavez – Cockfighters (Matador)
3 Wooden Wand – Clipper Ship (Three Lobed Recordings)
4 Brent Cobb – Shine On Rainy Day (Atlantic)
5 Ron Gallo – Heavy Meta (New West)
6 Anjou – Epithymia (Kranky)
7 Curtiss Maldoon – Man From Afghanistan (Cherry Red)
8 Mike Collins – Lost Tapes 1983 – 1989 (Mic Records)
9 Bargou 08 – Targ (Glitterbeat)
10 Various Artists – Studio One Rocksteady Volume 2 (Soul Jazz)
11 Children Of Alice – Children Of Alice (Warp)
12 Ibibio Sound Machine – Uyai (Merge)
13 Lydia Ainsworth – Darling Of The Afterglow (Arbutus/Bella Union)
14 Brokeback – Illinois River Valley Blues (Thrill Jockey)
15 Arbouretum – Song Of The Rose (Thrill Jockey)
16 Grandaddy – Evermore (30th Century Records)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX34Qhmto0Y
17 Joan Shelley – Joan Shelley (No Quarter)
18 Samantha Crain – You Had Me At Goodbye (Full Time Hobby)
19 Bardo Pond – Under The Pines (Fire)
20 Nadia Reid – Preservation (Basin Rock)
21 Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Navigator (ATO)
22 Tamikrest – Kidal (Glitterbeat)
23 Spoon – Hot Thoughts (Matador)
24 Brian Eno – Reflection (Warp)
25 Elliott Smith – Either/Or: Expanded Edition (Kill Rock Stars)
26 Jesus And Mary Chain – Damage And Joy (Warner Bros)
