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Album reviews: November 22, 2022
IAN SINCLAIR reviews releases from The Libertines, Bruce Springsteen and Garrett Saracho
GORDON PARSONS steps warily through the pessimistic world view of an influential US conservative
HENRY BELL takes issue with the assertion that basic income is a remedy for poverty when it doesn’t address the inbuilt inequality of capitalism
RON JACOBS welcomes an investigation of the murders of US leftist activists that tells the story of a solidarity movement in Chile
RITA DI SANTO surveys the smorgasbord of films on offer at this year’s festival
Reviews of A New Kind Of Wilderness, The Marching Band, Good One and Magic Farm by MARIA DUARTE, ANDY HEDGECOCK and MICHAL BONCZA
SCOTT ALSWORTH foresees the coming of the smaller, leaner, and class conscious indie studio, with art as its guiding star
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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