Miss Grit: Human After All

Favouring emotional candour and maximalist expression over conceptual armour, Miss Grit emerges from under the sci-fi veil

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They refer to themselves as “three mute girls”, but Haiku Salut are very happy to talk about their superb new album and their unusual live shows, which have taken place in churches, libraries and even the deep end of a swimming pool

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Telefis: Town to Town

byBen Willmott

First meeting in Dublin during the 1980s, Microdisney’s Cathal Coughlan and uber-producer Jacknife Lee have recently reconnected. Working via a musical trans-Atlantic hook-up their new album as Telefís is a real cracker

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Tears For Fears: Fear Factory

byJeremy Allen

Celebrating the release of the first Tears For Fears album since 2004, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith reflect on a five-decade career and talk about loss, working under duress, musique concrète and Gothic architecture

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The Orb: Moony Tunes

byDavid Stubbs

Alex Paterson has been Chief Space Cadet of The Orb for more than 25 years, piloting the chill-out pioneers to parts of the universe nobody else even knew existed. Following the release of their ‘Moonbuilding 2703 AD’ album, Paterson talks Ralf Hütter, Johnny Rotten, Chuck D, cosmic horizons, concrete slabs, dead drums, public toilets in the 1970s and a lot more besides

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Organ Reframed: A Fine Set of Pipes

byBen Murphy

Organs belong in cold churches booming out ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’, right? With her Organ Reframed festival at London’s Union Chapel, Claire M Singer has a better use for these grand old instruments

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Bonobo: Bits and Pieces

byFat Roland

When lockdown drudgery stalled Bonobo’s creative process, inspiration for his new album ‘Fragments’ came in the shape of modular synths, sweeping strings, vocals galore and, well, a bagpipe choir