MARIA DUARTE picks the best and worst of a crowded year of films
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IAN SINCLAIR reviews albums by Adam's House Cat, Dawn Landes and Frontperson
STEVE JOHNSON picks his favourites from the many memorable albums of the year, and one stunning new festival
SIMON DUFF picks his favourites, from radical African-inspired electronic rhythms to improvisations on the organ
For GORDON PARSONS, a dramatic exploration of the abuse of young men at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre trumps Beckett, a couple of Hamlets and a bracing Candide
From feminist manifestos to exiled lovers to mythic islands, LEO BOIX selects the best fiction, poetry and non-fiction
FIONA O’CONNOR picks books and films that show defiance in the face of violence and injustice
Adam’s House Cat
Town Burned Down
(ATO Records)
★★★★
RECORDED in 1990, Town Burned Down by Adam’s House Cat — Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley’s first band on their way to forming Southern Rock legends Drive-By Truckers — now gets its official release.
Remixed by David Barbe with Hood writing all the lyrics and re-recording the vocals, it’s a hard-rocking, raw and urgent album.
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