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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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The Mighty Upsetter LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY 1936-2021 • The “crazy genius” who helped take reggae global while rewiring our brains forever

“Incredible moments” • The Orb’s AlexPaterson reveals what it was like to collaborate with Lee “Scratch” Perry on 2012’s The Orbserver In The Star House

DUBBYCONQUEROR • Five revolutionary Lee Perry productions

A QUICK ONE

“I’m quite a driven person” • BillyBragg on beating the pandemic blues with the help of his son, a Mellotron and a couple of Magic Numbers…

The good, the bad and the Verocai • BadBadNotGood ascend to the next level, in cahoots with cult Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai

Spencer Cullum • The Nashville-based Brit rediscovering his psych-folk roots

UNCUT PLAYLIST • On the stereo this month...

Rollin’ & Tumblin’ • Presenting 15 tracks of new-school blues

“Your ego goes out the door” AN AUDIENCE WITH EMMYLOUHARRIS • The Americana star and serial duettist says she’s done with making records. But there’s still plenty to discuss – including Gram, Bob and good times at the Red Fox Inn

BUFFALO NICHOLS Buffalo Nichols FAT POSSUM • Fat Possum’s first new blues artist in 20 years offers a lonely, politically charged debut.

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BUFFALO TRAIL • Three works that influenced Nichols’ debut

Q&A • Buffalo Nichols on discovering the blues, travelling Europe, and the one song he stopped playing…

THEWARON DRUGS I Don’t Live Here Anymore ATLANTIC • An existential shift with super-widescreen views on sextet’s fifth.

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A to Z • This month…

LA LUZ La Luz HARDLY ART • Surf guitar meets kaleidoscopic psych on a career-best LP.

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Q&A • Shana Cleveland: “It’s inherently cinematic”

BUFFALO DAUGHTER • suGar Yoshinaga on the slow genesis of the Japanese band’s new album

AMERICANA • Album Of The Month

AMERICANA ROUND›UP

STEELY DAN/ DONALD FAGEN Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!/ Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly Live UMG • Recreations add spark to studio classics.

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MOUTH PAINTER • Walker Jr and Osterberg on creating cosmic moods

MY MORNING JACKET My Morning Jacket ATO • Jim puts the band back together and their name back in lights.

Q&A • Jim James on Covid and carpe diem

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GROUPER Shade KRANKY • Gorgeously deep water-songs, singing out from Oregon’s North Coast.

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Q&A • Liz Harris: “Finding calm is one way to touch ground”

THE dB’S • Winston-Salem’s lot: power-pop outliers’ secret prehistory.

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FINDING “NEVERLAND” • The best of the rest of The dB’s

All laid out in black and white: Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey speak to Uncut

BOB DYLAN Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, Volume 16, 1980–1985 SONY LEGACY • A deep dive into Dylan’s less celebrated waters reveals a fair few pearls.

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Q&A • Steve Berkowitz on omissions, roads not taken and the...