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Talkin To The Trees
Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts
Recent years have seen the unearthing of legendary vintage lost albums from the era (such as Homegrown, recorded in 1974), whilst Young's first take, best take philosophy has gifted his best works a timeless freshness whereas the more painstakingly polished produce by Young's contemporaries sound unmistakably chained to their time. Whereas Young's peers have either slowed down their rate of production match fluctuating levels of inspiration, the legendary...
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Crying The Neck
Patrick Wolf
After a decade-long recording hiatus, Patrick Wolf released the EP The Night Safari in April 2023. The mouth of misfortune conjured up on the song "Enter the Day" had spat him out at last and he landed in East Kent, just where he needed to be. The London-born multi-instrumentalist, often pigeonholed as a folktronica artist, was still only 28 when his fifth LP, 2011's Lupercalia, cracked the UK Top 40. "Things are looking up, up, up," his sonorous...
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Magic, Alive!
McKinley Dixon
we outside, rejoice, rejoice Magic, Alive!'s jubilant disposition is so infectious that it almost accidentally conceals its core theme. Richmond, Virginia's own McKinley Dixon has returned to center stage wielding curious queries about the nature of magic itself, where it can be found, and if its power can be witnessed only in miracles like the resurrection of the dead, or in the quieter moments of beating a bullshit court case or a 20 dollar bill...
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Laini Tani
Nadah El Shazly
It's eight years since Nadah El Shazly's debut, but her works since - particularly the astounding Pollution Opera with Elvin Brandhi - point to an artist still open to bringing in new sounds, one with a freeform approach to influence, intent on channelling as much as possible through her blend of experimental electronics and traditional Arabic influences. This instinct remains on Laini Tani, songs clearly bearing the influence of myriad sonic worlds,...
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