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Ian Sinclair reviews the latest releases from Declan O’Rourke, Israel Nash and Renee Reed
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
Declan O’Rourke
Arrivals
(eastwest)
★★★
SINCE releasing his debut album in 2004, Irish singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke has gained critical and commercial success in his homeland, supporting artists such as John Prine and Snow Patrol.
Paul Weller is also a fan and he sits in the producer's chair for Arrivals, O'Rourke's seventh studio record.
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