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Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: December 5, 2022
New releases from Richard Dawson, Iris DeMent and Will Sheff
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
Richard Dawson
The Ruby Cord
(Weird World)
★★★★
HAVING recently worked with Finnish metal band Circle, Richard Dawson returns with the final part of a trilogy following 2017’s medieval-set Peasant and his album 2020 exploring life in contemporary Britain.
The press for The Ruby Cord suggests it’s set 500 years in the future, with the Newcastle singer-songwriter inspired by virtual worlds, computer games and glitches in the system.
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