Tony Burke speaks to GARTH CARTWRIGHT about the new edition of his book exploring the vinyl meccas of London

CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album

New releases from The Mountains Goats, Ed O’Brien, and YHWH Nailgun

Chris Searle speaks to British pianist ZOE RAHMAN

New releases from Old Spot, Chris Marksberry, and Clementine Lovell

CHRIS SEARLE urges you to listen to two new albums by the US Indian pianist VIJAY IYER

New releases from Laura Veirs, The Waterboys, and Yard Act

New releases from Shearwater, Florry, and Navy Blue

STEVE JOHNSON speaks to London singer/songwriter MADDY CARTY

Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF

Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson

CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear