First off, a quick update on the unsavoury Mark Kozelek business that I wrote about here on Tuesday. In case you haven't seen this on The Guardian site, Laura Snapes has written about her interview with Kozelek, and about her response to the subsequent abuse: I can't recommend enough that you should...
First off, a quick update on the unsavoury Mark Kozelek business that I wrote about here on Tuesday. In case you haven’t seen this on The Guardian site, Laura Snapes has written about her interview with Kozelek, and about her response to the subsequent abuse: I can’t recommend enough that you should read it… .
In the interim, a bunch of interesting new records turned up in the Uncut office – notably the one by The Cairo Gang – and the embargos were lifted on a few more that we’ve had to keep quiet about these past few weeks: Beirut, a great Eleventh Dream Day comeback and, perhaps most remarkably and unexpectedly, the return of Flying Saucer Attack…
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1 The Cairo Gang – Goes Missing (God?)
2 Drinks – Hermits On Holiday (Heavenly)
3 Liquid Liquid – Optimo (Superior Viaduct)
4 The Deslondes – The Deslondes (New West)
5 Eleventh Dream Day – Works For Tomorrow (Thrill Jockey)
6 Iron & Wine/Ben Bridwell – Sing Into My Mouth (Caroline)
7 Briana Marela – All Around Us (Jagjaguwar)
8 Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes (Rough Trade/Caldo Verde)
9 The Jesus And Mary Chain – Live At Barrowlands (Demon)
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11 Beirut – No No No (4AD)
12 Bob Mould – Workbook 25 (Edsel)
13 Yo La Tengo – Deeper Into Movies (Matador)
14 Flying Saucer Attack – Instrumentals 2015 (Domino)
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16 Kamasi Washington – The Epic (Brainfeeder)
17 Fania All Stars – Live At The Cheetah Vol. 1 (Fania Records)
18 Brian Eno – Lux (Warp)
19 The Phoenix Foundation – Give Up Your Dreams (Memphis Industries)
20 Little Wings – Explains (Woodsist)
21 Neil Young & The Promise Of The Real – The Monsanto Years (Reprise)
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