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Album reviews: November 22, 2022
IAN SINCLAIR reviews releases from The Libertines, Bruce Springsteen and Garrett Saracho
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 Libertines
Up The Bracket
(Rough Trade)
★★★★
TWENTY years ago the debut album from The Libertines lit a rocket under British indie guitar music.
This reissue — including a recording of a 100 Club gig, a slew of studio outtakes and demos and a booklet — is a welcome reminder of those heady days before co-frontman Pete Doherty become tabloid fodder.
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