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New releases from Hannah Scott, Porridge Radio and previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
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Hannah Scott
Absence Of Doubt
(self-released)
★★★
HAVING recorded a Radio 2 live session and had one of her songs played on US TV series Grey’s Anatomy, Suffolk-born singer-songwriter Hannah Scott returns with her third studio album.
Co-produced by Adrian Hall and largely made up of melodic, largely acoustic music, it’s an accessible set, enhanced by Scott’s impressive vocal range.
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