MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
US LABEL Paradise of Bachelors released a bevy of astonishing records this year. Best of all is self-titled album The Weather Station, the follow-up to 2015’s sublime Loyalty.
Songs such as the tumultuous Thirty and unhurried closer The Most Dangerous Thing About You are further proof that Canadian Tamara Lindeman is one of the most talented songwriters working today.
Lovers of good music should also check out James Elkington’s folky debut album Wintres Woma, the expansive desert country of Gun Outfit’s Out of Range and Jake Xeres Fussell’s archival exploration of folk, blues and country on What In A Natural World.
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