STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
Sophisticated and emotive musical rumination
IAN SINCLAIR review the latest releases by Sarah Nixey, Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay, and Rosanne Cash
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Cat show killer, avenging the pawns, women hunt the Ripper, and running dry in the outback
The Bard reflects on sharing a bed, and why he wont go to Chelsea
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
Sarah Nixey
Night Walks
(Black Lead Records)
★★★★
WITH her third solo album, Sarah Nixey makes a play to join artists such as The Blue Nile, Frank Ocean and Sinatra during his late-’50s “suicide songs” phase, who seem to exist solely during the nocturnal hours.
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