JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: May 14, 2019
Latest releases from Paws, Weyes Blood and The Mountain Goats
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
Paws
Your Church On My Bonfire
(Ernest Jenning Record Co)
★★★
INESCAPABLY perhaps, the fourth album from Glasgow trio Paws seems to be haunted by the recently passed Scottish singer-songwriter Scott Hutchinson.
In addition to starting out on the same label as Hutchinson’s critically acclaimed band Frightened Rabbit, Paws also toured with them and their new record is produced by Rabbit guitarist Andy Monaghan.
Similar stories
New releases from The Jayhawks, Primal Scream, and Max Subar
New releases from The Mountains Goats, Ed O’Brien, and YHWH Nailgun
New releases from Laura Veirs, The Waterboys, and Yard Act
New releases from Kneecap, Sam Blasucci, and Juni Habel