To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
WITH no live music and specialist record shops closed, 2020 looked like it was going to be a wipe-out.
So who would have thought that so many excellent releases and reissues would have found their way into the hands of music fans, with 2020 the year that veterans released some great new albums.
They included soul artists such as Don Bryant with Your Love Is To Blame (Fat Possum), Jerry “Swamp Dogg” William’s country-soul set Sorry You Couldn’t Make It (Joyful Noise) and Dan Penn’s Living On Mercy (Last Music Company).
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a new album featuring Pat Thomas and Ahmed, and marvels at the tempestuous power of a live performance
TONY BURKE recommends a new podcast about the legenary Nigerian musician and political activist FELA KUTI
New releases from The Dreaming Spires, Bruce Springsteen, and Chet Baker
TONY BURKE revels in the publication of previously unreleased tracks by the great US folksinger


