Jonny Trunk
Genial big cheese of the brilliantly esoteric Trunk Records, Jonny Trunk’s influences include squeaky plimsolls and pretending to be a falling leaf
NikNak
Nicole Raymond, aka NikNak, on the first and last albums she bought, and a go-to record
Gross Motor
Intergalactic jungle gym adventures
Polevaulter
Yorkshire’s confrontational dance-punks
Robyn Errico
North-east vocalist joins Dubstar vet
UTO
Wonderfully weird French avant-pop
Seagoth
Immaculate, dreamy 90s pop nostalgia
Barry Adamson: Talking Pictures
Barry Adamson is busier than ever. Ahead of a blistering new solo record and a string of UK live dates, the celebrated bassist reflects on setting the post-punk agenda with Magazine and his defining time with the Bad Seeds. “Bands are fucking nuts,” he says
Fran & Flora: Take a Bow
Inspired by Yiddish songs and klezmer, experimental/contemporary folk duo Fran & Flora fuse virtuoso strings, drones and loops to hugely beguiling effect
Jane Weaver: Love Parade
Cosmically lush, gently kaleidoscopic and swirling with mystic “wyrd folk”, Jane Weaver is back with a compelling and groovily seductive new work that truly hits the heights