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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Born to run and run! • Bruce Springsteen’s acclaimed autobiographical show makes an emotional return to Broadway
15 Easy Pieces • Karen Black was one of the finest film actors of the 1970s. Now CassMcCombs has revealed her lost parallel career as a singer-songwriter
“It was like a dance” • Scary Monsters sleeve designer Edward Bell on his “extraordinary experience” with David Bowie
Brotherhood of breath • Meet the new school of adventurous saxophonists pushing their craft to physical extremes
A QUICK ONE
Juni Habel • Meet Norway’s new pastoral folk voice – backed up by her talented extended family
UNCUT PLAYLIST • On the stereo this month...
Heavy Rotation • 15 tracks of the month’s best new music
“Look out for the birds!” AN AUDIENCE WITH MERCURY REV • From their base in the cosmic Catskills, Jonathan Donahue and Grasshopper recall rolling with Alan Vega, deafening Bob Dylan and a ruckus at the Royal Albert Hall
STEVE GUNN Other You MATADOR • A beguiling and mercurial folk-rock gem.
SLEEVE NOTES
ON THE WAY • Steve Gunn on the albums that inspired Other You
Q&A
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS • Blues, punk, psych and personal tragedy fuel a stunning return.
Q&A • Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard: “No one wants to be painted with one colour”
SLEEVE NOTES
A to Z • This month…
DAVID CROSBY • Personal reflection and pithy humour, with a few pals.
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AMERICANA • Country, bluegrass, folk and more
AMERICANA ROUND-UP
MARISA ANDERSON & WILLIAM TYLER • United through loss and hauntological concepts
SAULT • Fifth LP in two years from the mysterious London soul collective.
SLEEVE NOTES
WILLY MASON • On a nine-year wait fornew songs that ‘live in real time’
NATHAN SALSBURG • Talented folk guitarist makes his bow as a singer – in Hebrew.
SLEEVE NOTES
Q&A • Nathan Salsburg “I have gotten weary of doing solo guitar records”
MAARJA NUUT • On sampling local ghosts, buzzing insects and barn cats
LIARS • Hallucinogens and history on Angus Andrew’s 10th album.
Q&A • Angus Andrew on the power of musicianship and mushrooms
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LIAM KAZAR • Infectious debut from Jeff Tweedy and Steve Gunn sideman.
SLEEVE NOTES
Q&A • Liam Kazar: “There’s a deep shared musical language”
VILLAGERS • Frontman Conor O’Brien on “becoming unmoored”
THE BEACH BOYS • Weighty boxset uncovers the full extent of a wonderfully fertile transitional period for “America’s Top Surfin’ Group”.
SAILING ON • Three more essential post-’71 Beach Boys albums
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Q&A • Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston on the Feel Flows era
GEORGE HARRISON • A fitting update to George’s magnum opus.
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Q&A • Dhani Harrison: “It must have been a heavy record for him”
A to Z
AZTEC CAMERA • Post-Postcard, there’s still a lot to love.
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GENTLE GIANT • Fee-fi-fo-fum, here’s the pick of their albums
REDISCOVERED •...