STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
Intimately crafted and strangely beautiful
This week IAN SINCLAIR reviews albums by Hilary Woods, Father John Misty, and Jakob Bro
This thriller is a politically charged and morally complex dive into climate activism and police repression, judges JENNY FARRELL
Cat show killer, avenging the pawns, women hunt the Ripper, and running dry in the outback
The Bard reflects on sharing a bed, and why he wont go to Chelsea
MARY CONWAY applauds a new play that foresees the unscrupulous tactics of a future far-right minority government
RON JACOBS is moved to tears by an eloquent journal of heartfelt intensity and human portraiture
ROBERT OVETZ recommends a case study, from the University of Leicester, in their struggle against precarization, AI, privatisation, outsourcing, and work intensification in higher education
Hilary Woods
Colt
(Sacred Bones)
★★★★
PREVIOUSLY the bassist in the now defunct Irish alternative rock band JJ72, Hilary Woods spent her twenties juggling motherhood with art school. Music slowly crept back into her life, resulting in the deeply impressive Colt, her debut solo album.
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