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Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: August 18, 2020
Latest releases from The Jayhawks, Asian Dub Foundation and Mary Chapin Carpenter
MARY CONWAY applauds a new play that foresees the unscrupulous tactics of a future far-right minority government
RON JACOBS is moved to tears by an eloquent journal of heartfelt intensity and human portraiture
ROBERT OVETZ recommends a case study, from the University of Leicester, in their struggle against precarization, AI, privatisation, outsourcing, and work intensification in higher education
IAN SINCLAIR welcomes a lucid critique of a technology that reproduces and enables oppression, power, and environmental devastation
SIMON PARSONS applauds an impassioned demonstration of the fundamental role of women in the history and protection of the forest ecosystem
The Jayhawks
XOXO
(Thirty Tigers)
★★★★
THOUGH they have never received as much attention as artists like Ryan Adams and Wilco, The Jayhawks are very much altcountry survivors, having released their debut album nearly 35 years ago.
On their 11th studio record, the Minneapolis band have made an impressive and rejuvenating shift away from their usual formula of frontman Gary Louris dominating the songwriting and singing duties.
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