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Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood.The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle beat easing seamlessly into the opening track. It’s an appropriate beginning to an album that explores the complexities of motherhood as told through personal vignettes that focus on the smaller, everyday moments of early parenthood; those seemingly innocuous moments that occur between the milestones. Undoubtedly, it’s a topic that has been covered before but perhaps not as profoundly or poetically as this.Jenny Lindfors, who records…
Monsters only truly frighten this particular writer if they materialize in worlds we recognize—where the people, places, and histories feel real enough to get lost in. For the better part of three decades, Christopher Golden has understood that the most effective horror comes from that collision between the familiar and the impossible, building an acclaimed body of work across novels, comics, screenplays and audio dramas that has resonated with readers because its fears always feel rooted in something real and close to home. His latest novel, Carry Me to My Grave, publishes tomorrow, July 21, through St. Martin’s Press. Set…
In 2016 Grammy-nominated blues rock singer Beth Hart named Les Claypool as her prog hero. At the same time she told Prog how she’d discovered his work with Primus after first falling in love with the bass via Rush and their alleged “worst’”album.“When I was a kid, I was a really huge classical buff, and I still am. My mum turned me on to jazz and blues: Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, stuff like that.Then the neighbourhood kids started turning me on to Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and when I was about nine or 10, they got me into Rush as…
Though he passed away aged just 26, Gram Parsons didn’t mess around while he was here – a member of The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The International Submarine Band, he also found time to make two sublime solo albums and partly invent country-rock as we know it. Here, Uncut present 20 of his best songs… Originally published in our February 2013 issue (Take 189). ________________________ 1 HICKORY WINDThe Byrds’ Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, 1969/Grievous Angel, 1974 Written with former ISB bandmate Bob Buchanan and debuted by The Byrds at the Grand Ole Opry on March 15, 1968, the…
That fun exists against a backdrop of intense emotions, however, in some instances drawn from subject matter very close to home. Themes of mental health and suicide prevention are at the forefront of Cut Throat and Cold Nights, songs influenced by the loss of Kesari’s best friend Charlie at the age of 18. “I met him at school,” remembers the frontman. “I was not into metal at all at that time, I was like 12, 13. But we started listening to a lot of death metal and black metal, like Deicide and Mayhem, and then it just progressed. He was…
CMATThe Piece Hall, HalifaxFriday 16thJuly 2026Natural-born performer CMAT continues to rise in arena shows as her adoring fans went wild for a joyous set of country pop bangers.I first saw CMAT running riot in a small tent at Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival and thought at the time this Irish bundle of energy was destined to be an arena star. This fun-filled and high-energy set in front of 5000 adoring fans was just another step for Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson along that road.As CMAT’s ‘Super Sexy’ band struck up the opening number, The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station, she sparked possibly the biggest reception…
Tears For Fears were not your typical synth-pop duo, emerging from the Georgian splendour of Bath to rule the world with their fiendishly catchy songs about alienation and primal scream therapy. Underlining just how different he was to most of his ’80s pop star peers, Roland Orzabal’s fascinating new memoir Welcome To Your Life – due to be published by Constable on August 4 – touches on astrology, psychology, politics, existential philosophy, ESP… and tennis with Peter Gabriel. There’s certainly plenty to ask about as he takes his seat in the big chair for a gentle grilling from you, the…
Lil Baby is stepping into a fresh era with the release of “Dead Fresh,” his first ever collaboration with legendary producer Pharrell Williams. The track sees the Atlanta rapper reflecting on his rise from humble beginnings while embracing the luxury and confidence that come with success, all delivered over Pharrell’s signature production.The single made its debut in style at Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2027 Men’s Show, where Lil Baby was seated front row, signalling his continued influence in both music and fashion. An official music video, directed by Kid Art, is set to arrive soon, with a teaser showcasing sleek visuals…
Bradford rapper, storyteller and creative multi hyphenate kenzo jae returns with his second mixtape, SLOTH, out now via EMI North Records label partner Launchpad+. Arriving alongside its title track, the project sees the rising artist continue to blur the lines between hip hop, indie and synth pop, delivering his most ambitious and personal work to date.More than just a collection of songs, SLOTH explores the uncertainty of early adulthood, unpacking themes of ambition, anxiety, love and self-doubt through a distinctly cinematic lens. The opening title track sets the tone immediately with an energetic introduction that contrasts its name, inspired by…
FM PRO TECH NEWSJazz Hipster has unveiled a next-generation wireless audio platform designed for streaming speakers, Dolby Atmos systems, active speakers and multi-room products.Jazz Hipster unveils its next-generation wireless audio platformPresented at HIGH END Vienna 2026, the strategy marks a shift from individual product development toward reusable audio architecture that can scale across multiple product categories.The platform combines WiFi 6 low-latency transmission, Hi-Res audio up to 192kHz/24-bit, DSP processing, Dolby Atmos integration and wireless synchronization.It also supports HDMI eARC, AirPlay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect and Bluetooth 5.4.Future applications include wireless bookshelf speakers, streaming amplifiers, audio hubs, active speakers, installation systems and…
Photo: David RosenfieldHailing from New Mexico, roots rock singer/songwriter Michael Rudd has been around for almost four decades since he put a bag of clothes, a manual typewriter, a few notebooks and a guitar in his two-door Datsun and left New Jersey for New Mexico. His solid third studio album, Ways of the World, arrived on Invisible Roads Records (2026). Conjuring the likes of John Prine, Jim Croce and Blaze Foley, this is not your prototypical americana record. Instead, it’s a widely spun tapestry of colored lands where curious eyes and hearts roam. Songs like This Life Is Made for…
Raw, intense, varied Americana with a great ‘live’ feel.Abnormal Conditions’ is the fifth album by upstate New York roots rockers Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers, and it is an absolute corker. It blends rock, soul, folk and even sixties pop in a wonderfully ‘live’ feeling record. With two members of Springsteen’s backing band in Soozie Tyrell and Lisa Lowell helping out, the pedigree of the band is unquestionable.In his mid-sixties, Migliorelli has had a long and varied artistic career. He has been a computer and video game developer, written children’s music and worked in educational media and been a…