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The 43rd Uncut Playlist Of 2009

After a slight lull last week, another clutch of good new 2010 things here, overshadowed slightly by the news at the Durtro website that Bill Fay’s new album – and featuring his first released recordings from the past three decades, more or less – is just about ready to go.

The Low Anthem, Joe Pug – The Tabernacle, London, November 18 2009

Joe Pug? No, I hadn’t heard of him either, before he opened tonight for The Low Anthem. Count me as a fan now, though. Pug’s a potentially major song-writing talent, as evidenced on his Nation Of Heat EP, available online and really quite brilliant. But who exactly is he?

The 42nd Uncut Playlist Of 2009

After last week’s goldrush, a few more choice new arrivals in Playlist 42, not least the superb new Animal Collective, which I’ve been expressly forbidden to write about ‘til next week.

Grizzly Bear: The Judges’ Verdict On “Veckatimest”

Tony Wadsworth: I loved this album, again it was one of those things where you didn’t know what was going to happen next. It mixed together styles and arrangements that were completely original and unpredictable.

Fool’s Gold: “Fool’s Gold”

“I think this band will be hugely influential,” suggested Billy Bragg during the judging sessions for this year’s Uncut Music Award. “In the next couple of years we’ll be hearing young bands lifting the tensions and the rhythms of Tinariwen.”

Dirty Projectors: The Judges’ Verdict

Today: the Uncut Music Award judges on Dirty Projectors' "Bitte Orca".

Animal Collective: The Judges’ Verdict

Following on from yesterday's post about Tinariwen, here's a transcript of the Uncut Music Award judges discussing Animal Collective's "Merriweather Post Pavilion".
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