Alison Cotton: A Northern Soul
She has played synthpop with Saloon and folk rock with The Left Outsides, but Alison Cotton‘s new solo album enters more experimental territory, evoking the beautifully bleak heritage of her native North East
Frances Castle
The Hardy Tree’s Frances Castle on the first and last records she bought, plus her go-to album
Wordcolour
TV composer goes underground
Pont Neuf
Location: Paris Est: 2016
Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend
When Andrew Weatherall died in February 2020, one phrase became a parting mantra for many who were mourning on social media – “Fail we may, sail we must”.
700 Bliss: Live Wires
All shuddering bass, eclectic sonics and playful, avant-punk intensity, ‘Nothing To Declare’ by 700 Bliss – aka DJ Haram and Moor Mother – is a blistering statement of intent, elevating electronic music and hip hop to thrilling new heights
Brian d’Souza, aka Auntie Flo
DJ and producer Brian d’Souza, aka Auntie Flo, shares the first and last records he bought, plus an all-time favourite
Moa Moa
Wild-style technicolour future-pop
Peach ‘Audiopeach’ (Epic/Mute, 1997)
Aside from its troubling “what if?” premise, two things stayed with me about the 1998 film ‘Sliding Doors’, and neither of these were Gwyneth Paltrow’s British accent.
Dummy
Boom bap-inspired cosmic indie