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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Uncut is the essential magazine about rock music, written by people who love that music as much as you do. Every month, it features the most comprehensive and trustworthy album reviews section in the world. There are in-depth interviews with the finest musicians of the past five decades, and with the exciting new artists who are following in their great tradition. Insightful, informative, passionate about extraordinary music – that’s Uncut.

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Satin worship • Tony Iommi’s flamboyant stagewear takes pride of place in a new Black Sabbath exhibition in Birmingham

End of the ’Line • As another storied Soho venue pulls the shutters down for good, REM and Mark Eitzel recall high times at The Borderline

“A truly magical event” • Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento brings his seminal 1972 album Clube Da Esquina back to life on stage

A QUICK ONE

Return of the mac • Punk outsiders The Raincoats are back to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their unique, still-fresh debut

Mega Bog • A 13-strong magical folk-pop collective – plus a few chickens – marshalled by itinerant dreamer Erin Birgy

UNCUT PLAYLIST • On the stereo this month...

Frontier Sounds • 15 tracks of the month’s best new music

“I’m a bit of a rebellious person” AN AUDIENCE WITH JIMMY CLIFF • The reggae pioneer crossed many rivers – and oceans – to make it in London in the late ’60s. Now he’s back in his “second home” to talk Marley, Hendrix, Dylan and parasitic politicians

NEW ALBUMS • THE UNCUT GUIDE TO THIS MONTH’S KEY RELEASES

COLLECTIVE EFFORTS • Trash Kit’s other projects

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Trash Kit’s members on learning from other projects and playing with “bendy ideas”

THE FLAMING LIPS • Vintage fairy-tale surrealism from the psych-rock Willy Wonkas, with special guest Mick Jones.

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Q&A

A to Z

BLACK MIDI • “We’re trying to do something new,” says Geordie Greep

75 DOLLAR BILL

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Q&A • Che Chen: “We rehearse a lot”

AMERICANA • Country, bluegrass, folk and more

AMERICANA ROUND-UP

PURPLE MOUNTAINS • Silver Jews man returns.

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Q&A • David Berman: “I lost the entire inner circle of my life”

ADA LEA • On making an album “born of a free, chaotic mind”

THE RACONTEURS • – and seem to be having... fun?!

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NIGHT MOVES • Capturing “that golden, spacey, warm sound”

THE QUIET TEMPLE • Eat, drink and make music…

WILLIE NELSON • Nearly 90, not wasting a minute.

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Q&A • Buddy Cannon “Working with him is like going to Adventureland every day”

HOUSE AND LAND • US duo blur the modern and trad on scintillating second.

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Q&A • Sarah Louise & Sally Anne Morgan: “We have wide frames of reference for music”

JANE WEAVER • Jane Weaver on loopy secrets and reaching higher planes

Archive • REISSUES | COMPS | BOXSETS | LOST RECORDINGS Subverting ’60s pop and folk in style.

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DUSTY COVERS NORMA • Three essential songs from Tanega and Springfield’s partnership

Norma Tanega • “Music is in my head all the time, and that just makes me so happy”

BRIAN ENO • Remastered, and with the addition of 11 brand-new tracks.

A to Z

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Q&A • Roger Eno On a pale-blue dot called home

SIGUR RÓS • Mammoth 20th-anniversary edition of Icelandic quartet’s post-rock landmark.

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Q&A • Keys player Kjartan Sveinsson on making...