MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
Sarah Nixey
Night Walks
(Black Lead Records)
★★★★
WITH her third solo album, Sarah Nixey makes a play to join artists such as The Blue Nile, Frank Ocean and Sinatra during his late-’50s “suicide songs” phase, who seem to exist solely during the nocturnal hours.
Apparently written during bouts of insomnia, the record “describes episodes that takes place over one night, spanning several decades,” (yes, I’m confused too).
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