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Bob Oram's best albums of the year
JOHN FLINT explores the Appleby Blue development, winner of the Stirling prize 2025
GORDON PARSONS enjoys the wealth of wisdom and the clarity of expression from a dialogue between Chomsky and Mujica
GUILLERMO THOMAS enjoys a survey of the current state of the CIA (aka Langley) from an expert and insider of sorts
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O CONNOR and JOHN GREEN review The Choral, Belen, Dragonfly, and Colossal Wreck
WILL STONE is frustrated by a performance that chooses to garble the lyrics and drown the songs in reverb
RITA DI SANTO points out the social experience of exploitation and oppression that inform the popular winners at this year’s festival
SADLY overlooked earlier this year, Quiet Loner Matt Hill’s stint as songwriter in residence at the People’s History Museum spawned Battle for the Ballot, an absolute gem.
Hill is an incredibly talented writer and these 10 superb songs and his slow measured voice paint pictures that celebrate all those who campaigned and fought for our right to vote.
He's aided by splendid vocalist Tracey Browne who, in Paint This Prison, brings the heroic women to life, especially on the story of an anonymous suffragette prisoner .
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