Locked down in Melbourne, Courtney Barnett has busied herself buying plants, making soups and hoarding vintage gear. Finally, she emerges with a brilliant new album – but how do the Mojave Desert, Arthur Russell and Joni Mitchell feature in its creation?
From her beginnings in LA’s punk scene, via jobs in weed dispensaries and her association with Ty Segall, Shannon Lay has reached the nexus between British folk-rock, spiritual jazz and indie