Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Diamanda Galás’ “All The Way” And “At Saint Thomas The Apostle Harlem”
Every time Diamanda Galás sings, it feels like something bad is going to happen. Whether it be her originals or

Essential New Music: Anjou’s “Epithymía”
To turn an axiom on its head, Anjou knows its history and is not repeating it. Robert Donne and Mark

Essential New Music: Buzzcocks’ “Buzzcocks (mk.1) Box”
Hard to believe but it’s now 40 years since the Buzzcocks self-released Spiral Scratch. To celebrate, Domino has put together

Essential New Music: George Harrison’s “The Vinyl Collection”
Growing up Beatles-ish came with a dilemma when post-breakup solo excursions came to call: Which Mop Top would you most

Essential New Music: Bob Dylan’s “Triplicate”
In a career dotted with perverse gestures, Bob Dylan’s recent busman’s holiday as a jazz/standard crooner is, superficially anyway, among

Essential New Music: WHY?’s “Moh Lhean”
The Wolf brothers, Yoni and Josiah (but mostly the former), were always the mopey children of the lo-fi, bedsit, folksy,

Essential New Music: Wire’s “Silver/Lead”
Wire turns 40 this year. Any band with that many years and its own migratory festival could easily settle for

Essential New Music: Sampha’s “Process”
Over the last half-decade, through collaborations with Jessie Ware, Solange, Frank Ocean, SBTRKT, Drake and others, Sampha Sisay has probably