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Free as a bird • A new photobook captures the rip-roaring spirit of Lynyrd Skynyrd in their prime

The ballad of John and May • John Lennon’s ‘lost weekend’ was actually a productive time for him, both professionally and personally. Companion May Pang tells it from her side

Listen, listen • A tranche of recently discovered Sandy Denny lyrics have inspired a new album by Carla Fuchs

Drum club • Post-punk the psychedelic, gospel choir pounders Lol Tolhurst and Budgie team up with Jacknife Lee and big-name pals for electro-rock odyssey

Setting • Cosmic improv folk that flows like the river Eno

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KRISTIN HERSH • The Throwing Muses supremo talks wild swimming, Stipe’s surprise duet and how she found her Clear Pond Road

NEW ALBUMS • Jack Cooper gets his head together in the country.

SUFJAN STEVENS • Spirituality, self-doubt and a Neil Young cover on Sufjan’s latest.

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EMMA ANDERSON • Lush songwriter finally takes centre-stage.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE • Avey Tare: “A sweet, live-in-the-room sound”

ROBERT FINLEY • Late-blooming Southern troubadour’s bawdy, swamp-infused fourth.

ISRAEL NASH • Relocated New Yorker takes a trip into heartland rock

THE FEELIES • Bill Million on their live tribute to an Underground legend

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM • Nine years after Get Hurt, normal service is resumed.

DANIEL VILLARREAL • Second from the polymath Panamanian drummer, in a trio.

Archive • The punk-pop outfit’s Tommy Ramone-produced fourth, overhauled and expanded.

JONI MITCHELL • Glorious collection of outtakes, demos and live tracks explore Mitchell’s continued musical and emotional journey.

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HAWKWIND • Legendary live double receives extensive boxset treatment.

SARAH DAVACHI • Composer’s archive renders beauty and variety.

MARTIAN HIGHS • How to buy Mouse On Mars

VARIOUS ARTISTS • Vintage no-fi black psych from the funkiest, fuzziest corners of the crates

DENNIS BOVELL • Oft-extraordinary London dub from the Matumbi axis

FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION • Once again defying sonic expectations, WILCO return with a new album rich in experimental, art-rock flourishes. But, as JEFF TWEEDY explains, the path to Cousin proved challenging as they re-evaluated and rebuilt the entire record in the company of guest producer Cate Le Bon. Here Tweedy explains how methodology, autobiography and falling in love with albums that “aren’t easy” continue to shape Wilco as they reach their third decade. “The challenge gets bigger every year for sure,” he tells Michael Bonner

“Wilco with a different lighting director” • Cate Le Bon on producing Cousin

“It takes a long time to reinvent the wheel” • Nels...