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“PieceZz” by ShedNo TearZzz Is Now Streaming Everywhere

Providence, Rhode Island has never been the first city anyone mentions when mapping the geography of American hip-hop. That’s precisely what makes ShedNo TearZzz interesting. Born Daniel Martinez, the emerging emo-rap and melodic hip-hop artist released his latest single “PieceZz,” now available across all major streaming platforms. The track lands like a declaration — raw, emotionally precise, and built with the kind of quiet confidence that doesn’t need to announce itself twice. What “PieceZz” establishes immediately is range. The production sits comfortably inside R&B-influenced melodic hip-hop territory while the lyricism pulls in a different, darker direction — heartbreak, internal conflict, the slow work of becoming someone more resilient than the version of yourself that got hurt. It’s a combination that feels genuinely inhabited rather than assembled from trending reference points. ShedNo TearZzz began freestyling informally with friends and family long before a studio was ever part of the equation. By nineteen, that changed. What followed was the deliberate, unglamorous process of learning how to translate real feeling into recorded sound. His influences read like a precise emotional map: XXXTentacion, Juice WRLD, Trippie Redd, and Iann Dior on one side, early 2000s alternative rock and Bruno Mars on the other. Together… Read More →

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Sandy Ortega on EL TOQUE, New Music, and Letting the Guitar Lead

For Spanish guitar performer Sandy Ortega, practice is performance and performance is something far greater than routine. With a growing repertoire of 43 original compositions and an upcoming collaboration with a dancer from The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, Ortega continues to expand his sound without stepping away from its classical roots. In this conversation with New Hit Singles, he speaks candidly about chasing “El Toque” — the elusive Spanish touch — why modern listeners often misunderstand the sweetness of classical Spanish guitar, and why writing new material still excites him more than revisiting the past. Grounded in discipline but guided by something beyond himself, Ortega’s creative process is as instinctive as it is intentional. Q: Do you have a specific routine before recording or performing that helps you stay focused? A: Not really but focus is most important before a practice that takes a while to get that focus maybe 20 minutes or so. I consider any practice that I do everyday as performing. Q: What’s something you stopped doing musically that actually made your sound stronger? A: When I compose I stopped thinking about what I should compose from one phrase to the next. … Read More →

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The Providers and Friends Introduce Their Sound With “Perfect Day”

New releases don’t always need a big moment to make an impact. Sometimes all it takes is a song that feels right. With “Perfect Day,” The Providers and Friends arrive with a debut that’s confident, approachable, and easy to spend time with. Built around a familiar country narrative, the song follows a long-standing crush that’s been part of the picture since childhood. Rather than pushing toward a dramatic payoff, “Perfect Day” stays focused on the journey. It highlights shared time, open roads, and the kind of everyday moments that quietly shape a connection. The writing feels intentional but unforced, letting the story unfold at its own pace. The production supports that same mindset. Acoustic guitar and drums keep the track grounded, while pedal steel and electric guitar add warmth and lift without taking over the mix. Everything feels balanced and natural, giving the song a steady flow that makes it easy to return to after the first listen. Vocally, the performance stays relaxed and conversational. There’s a sense of familiarity in the delivery that makes the story feel lived in rather than staged. The group dynamic comes through clearly, reinforcing the idea that this is a collective sound built on… Read More →

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Young Meepa: Making Music Under Pressure

Young Meepa released MXTPE #1: birth in late 2025 as a self-produced mixtape shaped by instability, movement, and lived experience. Written, produced, engineered, and performed entirely alone, the project functions as a record of a specific period of survival—one the artist already considers distant. There is no fixed creative method behind the mixtape. Young Meepa describes his process as inconsistent by design, with tracks beginning in different ways depending on circumstance. Some songs form quickly: a beat, a burst of anger, a single freestyle recorded once and left intact. Others develop slowly, accumulating meaning over time. This lack of uniform structure becomes part of the project’s identity, reflecting a life shaped by uncertainty. That contrast is most visible in “Lil blue bag$” (from his latest album MXTPE 2: misanthropy), a track that took shape over six or seven years. The song followed Young Meepa through multiple cities, periods of homelessness, and repeated data loss as laptops disappeared or failed. At one point, the track existed only as a single audio file, continuously overwritten to prevent it from being lost again. Sound and texture play a central role across the music Young Meepa creates. Influenced by the heavy, spatial production associated… Read More →

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Jen Ash Makes “HELL” a Mirror of Modern Life

On January 23, 2026, Jen Ash released her single “HELL.” “HELL” isn’t framed as a destination in Jen Ash’s world. It’s a condition — lived, witnessed, inherited. On her latest single, the Lebanese-born, France-raised artist flips the concept of damnation into something painfully present, exposing how fear, belief systems, and power structures shape everyday life. The track doesn’t plead for clarity or redemption. Instead, it laughs where others threaten, using satire to puncture ideas that once governed her silence. For Jen Ash, that refusal to soften meaning marks a turning point. As she steps into 2026, “HELL” signals the beginning of what she calls her “Rebel with a Cause” era. Having grown up in Lebanon and later in a rigid religious environment, she internalized warnings about punishment long before understanding the systems behind them. With time, distance, and spiritual exploration, those narratives unraveled. What remained was a question worth confronting publicly. Before music, Jen Ash spent fourteen years on the basketball court. The discipline never left her, but the hierarchy did. Sports taught her endurance, repetition, and sacrifice, and also how easily creativity and compassion disappear under control. When she walked away, she carried the work ethic with her, but… Read More →

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Vincent Poag and the Message at the Heart of This Christmas

This Christmas by Vincent Poag encourages people to set aside personal troubles and differences and approach the season with empathy and understanding. Instead of focusing on individual concerns, the song invites listeners to come together — symbolized by voices blending and the repeated call to “be friends.” Released in 2011 as the first single from his debut album Circling Back, This Christmas stands out because of its lyrical clarity. “This Christmas let’s forget our troubles / In tribute let us all be humble.” Rather than escaping reality, the song acknowledges it: trouble exists, differences exist. The lyrics accept that division is part of life, but they repeatedly point towards friendship as the answer. By placing the phrase, “For Christmas let’s be friends,” in the context of Christmas, the lyric frames friendship as a conscious decision tied to the season’s values. It implies setting aside differences, pride, and conflict in favor of connection. As the song continues, Vincent Poag widens the circle: “Make believe we’re a family / Spreading love under heaven’s tree.” The idea of family is not limited by blood or background. It’s imagined, shared, and chosen. That sentiment becomes even clearer when he sings, “This season let’s forget… Read More →

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Original vs. Peg Luke: “Mary Did You Know”

Peg Luke steps into a long and meaningful musical tradition with her newest release, “Mary Did You Know,” offering a serene and spiritually rich interpretation of a song that has become a modern Christmas essential. While her version highlights expressive flute work and gentle orchestral colors, the original carries its own unique history and emotional weight. Taken together, both versions reveal why this song continues to touch listeners year after year. To understand what makes Peg Luke’s approach meaningful, we first need to revisit how “Mary, Did You Know?” originally came into existence. The lyrics were written in 1984 by Mark Lowry, who imagined what he would ask Mary if he could speak with her face-to-face. These questions, about her newborn son’s miracles, his divinity, and his purpose, formed the heart of the text. Several years later, musician Buddy Greene composed the melody, giving the words a contemplative, hymn-like tone. The first official recording came in 1991 when Michael English released the song, introducing it to the world as part of the contemporary Christian music movement. From there, the song grew far beyond church stages and quickly became a holiday staple, recorded by artists across genres including gospel, country, and… Read More →

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Tyra’s Journey From Fear to Confident Artistry

Tyra is quickly emerging as one of the most compelling dark-pop artists of her generation. The Swiss singer-songwriter has carved a space for herself by turning her experiences into close-to-the-heart songs that resonate deeply with listeners. Tyra’s journey to music was far from linear. Growing up in a small Swiss town, she always loved to sing, but fear and the pressure to “stay practical” kept her away from a creative path. She studied psychology and worked full-time, convincing herself that music could wait. But in 2023, everything changed. Her father, a motocross champion known for his fearless spirit, suffered a tragic accident that left him paralyzed. Weeks later, Tyra was diagnosed with cancer. She realized life was too short to chase anything other than her passion. That realization pushed her into the studio, and ultimately into her power. She soon began working with producer Dominik Rivinius at Boogie Park Studios, where she started shaping the sound she’s known for today: a blend of electronic textures, catchy pop hooks, and lyrical honesty. Tyra describes the core identity of her music as “embracing the full spectrum of human experience.” For her, dark-pop is not just a genre, it’s a space where she… Read More →

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The Style Council’s Café Bleu to get the deluxe reissue treatment in January

The Style Council’s 1984 debut album Café Bleu will be reissued as a 3-LP or 6-CD by Universal Music Recordings on January 30. Advertisement Highlights from the collection include an early demo of “Long Hot Summer” (Aug 1982), an extended version of “The Paris Match” and early variant “Summertime Song”, and unreleased instrumental gems from Mick Talbot including a jazzier “Party Chambers”. The CD box set includes live recordings from Chippenham’s Goldiggers and London’s Dominion Theatre, as well as 1983 BBC Radio One sessions for David Jensen and Saturday Live. Pre-order here and check out the full tracklisting below. Advertisement CD1 – Introducing Expanded1 Speak Like A Child2 Party Chambers3 Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (original 12 inch version)4 Headstart For Happiness (early version)5 Mick’s Up6 Long Hot Summer (extended version)7 The Paris Match (early version)8 Party Chambers (instrumental)9 Le Depart10 A Solid Bond In Your Heart11 It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands12 My Ever Changing Moods (long version)13 Spring, Summer, Autumn14 Mick’s Company15 Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (bert bevans remix /club mix)16 Long Hot Summer (club mix aka 12″ mix) CD2 – Original album1 Mick’s Blessings2 The Whole Point Of No Return3 Me Ship Came In!4 Blue Café5 The Paris… Read More →

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Introducing the new Uncut… and our Review Of 2025!

At time of writing, it’s late October and I’ve already heard what sound like two major contenders for our 2026 Albums Of The Year. That’s not meant to sound like a tease, by the way; I really wanted to illustrate how, as we come to reflect on the music released during the last 12 months, there’s plenty to be excited about just around the corner. Our 2025 New Albums poll, meanwhile, reveals much about the discoveries, returning heroes and reassuringly steady progress of many of our favourite artists. Back in January, who would have predicted that our top three New Albums Of The Year would all be by artists enjoying unexpected, but fruitful, second acts? Or how yet another new generation of Americana artists are making their own fresh currency out of deeply respected traditions? Advertisement I don’t want to give too much away, so I’d advise you to drop everything now and head to page 53, where our Review Of 2025 begins. There’s New Albums, Reissues, Compilations, Films, Music Documentaries and Books as well as some very special joint interviews. Please let us know what your favourite new albums of 2025 are and we’ll print a selection in Feedback…. Read More →

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Uncut Review Of The Year 2025

EVERY PRINT EDITION OF THIS ISSUE OF UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE 15-TRACK CD, THE BEST NEW MUSIC OF 2025, FEATURING BIG THIEF, PATTERSON HOOD, EDWYN COLLINS, ROBERT PLANT feat SUZI DIAN, BON IVER, MARGO PRICE AND MORE! PRINT COPIES ALSO COME WITH A GIANT, FOLD-OUT BEATLES POSTERZINE: ALL TOGETHER NOW, A year-by-year miscellany of Fab facts from 1960–1970! Advertisement UNCUT’S REVIEW OF THE YEAR: Standby for the definitive look back at 2025. The 80 Best New Albums Of 2025, 30 Best Archive Releases, Best Compilations, Best Films, Best Books and Best Music Documentaries… plus Robert Plant, The Weather Station, Pulp, James Mangold and Stereolab speak! THE BEATLES: 30 years on from the groundbreaking documentary, albums and book, Uncut steps inside Anthology 2025, to hear about how it all came together, what passive aggressive ukelele sounds like, and what’s still in the archive. “It makes ‘Revolution 9’ sound like ‘Penny Lane’,” reveals Giles Martin. JEFF TWEEDY AND ALAN SPARHAWK: Wilco’s chief architect and Low’s co-leader look back over 2025. To be discussed: family, Spinal Tap II, Jim O’Rourke’s collection of modular synths and their abiding friendship: “We’ve always had a lot of fun together,” they tell Uncut. Advertisement PINK FLOYD:… Read More →

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Radiohead reviewed: stunning return for rock’s radical chiefs

Uncut attended the opening night of Radiohead’s first tour for seven years. A full report will appear in a future issue of the magazine – but in the meantime, here’s 10 things we learned from this 1. What next for Radiohead..? It has been 10 years since Radiohead’s last studio album A Moon Shaped Pool and seven years since they last performed together in public. With no new material to promote, the purpose behind this tour remains, at best, opaque. Advertisement What is clear is that in the intervening years since their last tour, the band members have each moved away from Radiohead – into different configurations, solo projects, film and theatre scores. Does this make it harder, then, for them to come together again? Might this be, God forbid, the opening night of a farewell tour? These ideas feed a faint sense of pathos into tonight’s show – which, as it happens, is one of the very finest Radiohead shows I’ve ever seen. 2. The merch is a clue The busy merchandise stands outside and inside the venue provide a big giveaway about the parameters of tour setlists. A much loved OK Computer song title embossed on a t-shirt?… Read More →

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Hear Cat Power’s cover of James Brown’s “Try Me”

January 20 marks the 20th anniversary of Cat Power’s critical and commercial breakthrough, The Greatest. To celebrate, Chan Marshall will release the Redux EP, featuring three tracks recorded with her touring band, Dirty Delta Blues, comprising Judah Bauer (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), Gregg Foreman (The Delta 72, Jesse Malin), Erik Paparozzi (Lizard Music) and Jim White (Dirty Three, The Hard Quartet). Photo courtesy of Cat Power Listen to their cover of James Brown’s “Try Me” below. The track was among those first recorded by Marshall during the original sessions that produced The Greatest, but never completed. Advertisement [embedded content] The EP also includes newly recorded versions of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” (dedicated to the late Memphis Rhythm Band guitarist Teenie Hodges, who played on The Greatest) and and Cat Power’s own “Could We”. It will be released digitally and on 10” vinyl via Domino on January 23. Pre-order here. Next year will see Cat Power perform The Greatest in its entirety with a series of 20th anniversary live shows beginning in North America in February and reaching the UK in November. See the full list of dates below. February 202612 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall… Read More →

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Radiohead’s 30 Greatest Songs

As Radiohead reunite for their first tour in seven years, it seems a fitting time to revisit the band’s 30 greatest songs – with help from their close collaborators, friends, famous fans, and even some of their biggest influences. Here, then, are their finest songs, presented chronologically, from the radio-friendly grunge of “Creep” to the more singular grooves found on 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool. Along the way, you might learn a thing or two about Thom, Jonny, Ed, Colin and Phil – including their experimental studio practices, their debt to “In The Air Tonight”, and their changing post-gig celebrations: “Gentlemen, some sake…?” Advertisement 1 CREEP Single, 1992; Pablo Honey, 1993 [embedded content] MARK MULCAHY, MIRACLE LEGION: I first heard “Creep” on the radio, and it somehow felt different to me. Thom’s voice and that explosive guitar just really got me. So I went to track it down in this store in New Haven, bought a cassette of it and listened to it over and over. I looked at the credits and [producer] Paul Kolderie’s name was there, so I called him up – I was a real fan-geek. Sometimes everything meets, the singer and the song and the guitars… Read More →

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Bert Jansch interviewed: “I didn’t think in terms of career… I never have”

In this interview from Uncut Take 152 [January 2010 issue], Bert Jansch talks about his career as one of Britain’s greatest guitarists, folk, blues and being a “26-pints-a-night man” “Best blues in town” As the guitarist John Renbourn remembers it, he first read that there was an important new face on the capital’s folk music scene when he looked at the notice board of a record shop in London’s West End. Browsing in the folk department of Collet’s in New Oxford Street with the guitarist Wizz Jones, he looked up and read a terse, but emphatic announcement: “Bert Jansch,” it said. “Best blues in town.” Advertisement Interestingly, the note did not specify which town, an omission which with hindsight seems entirely sensible. Jansch, after all, has spent the best part of 45 years drawing his own map for music, never resting in the same place for long. He has travelled, of course, most notably around the world as part of Pentangle, the folk-rock supergroup that he helped form in 1968. Maybe more important, though, is the fact that Jansch remains on a creative journey that’s still productively continuing. “He was mysterious, and came off as quite heavy, and reclusive” But… Read More →

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The Cure announce new concert film, The Cure: The Show Of A Lost World

The Cure have announced details of The Cure: The Show Of A Lost World, a new concert film screened in cinemas on December 11. The film documents the band’s live show at London’s Troxy on November 1, 2024 – release day for their Songs Of A Lost World album – where they performed the album in full for the first and only time in front of an audience of 3,000. Advertisement The Cure : The Show Of A Lost World is a remixed, recut, and 4K remastered film of that night’s whole 31-song show. Directed by Nick Wickham, with a new Dolby Atmos sound mix by Robert Smith. Tickets at cinemas around the world will go on sale on November 20 at 2pm GMT/10am EST/6am PST. Further details are available at thecurelostworld.com The Cure : The Show Of A Lost World is released via Lost Images, Polydor, Mercury Studios and Trafalgar Releasing. Advertisement A physical Blu-Ray and DVD release will follow in late December 2025. THE CURE : THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD set list: AloneAnd Nothing Is ForeverA Fragile ThingWarsongDrone:NodroneI Can Never Say GoodbyeAll I Ever AmEndsongPlainsongPictures of YouHighLovesongBurnFascination StreetA Night Like ThisPushIn Between DaysJust Like HeavenFrom the Edge… Read More →

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The Cure’s Robert Smith interviewed: “Our songs have always had a fear of mortality”

From Uncut Take 332 [December 2024], The Cure’s Robert Smith on their first new album for 16 years, Songs Of A Lost World, love, loss and ageing, the Moon landings, abandoned projects, War And Peace, nearly splitting up, The Cure’s 50th anniversary and ambitious plans for another two new Cure albums… A rare and revealing new interview September 12, 2024 and Robert Smith is at Abbey Road Studios. Smith has spent time here recently, listening to the Atmos mix of Songs Of A Lost World – the first new Cure album for 16 years. Today, however, Smith can be found in Studio 3, where in a rare and revealing new interview he will dig deep not just into this new album, but also the past and future of one of British rock’s most enduring and fascinating musical institutions. Advertisement The interview forms part of a small amount of promotional activity to support the album: The Cure will also play two shows at the BBC Radio Theatre on October 29, to be broadcast two days later on Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music, and another concert where the band will perform Songs Of A Lost World in full. Opting for a… Read More →

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Snocaps reviewed: meet Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook’s Americana supergroup

Snocaps are a new band, but not really. They’ve only been together a matter of months, and they’ve just surprise-released their debut, but the two mainstays – twins Allison and Katie Crutchfield – have been singing together for most of their lives. Growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, they were active in the local DIY scene, forming their first band, The Ackleys, when they were in high school and only splitting up when the other members went off to college. They rechristened themselves P.S. Eliot in 2007, released two well-praised albums of earnest, anxious indie rock, then disbanded in 2011 when they simultaneously realised, with twin intuition, that they needed to go in different directions for a while. [embedded content] Allison quickly formed the scrappy indie-rock group Swearin’ and released an atmospheric, grief-addled solo album in 2017. Her sister Katie started releasing albums as Waxahatchee, her stormy guitar rock gradually transforming into musically graceful, emotionally thorny indie country. The sisters have performed together sporadically during the last 14 years, briefly reuniting PS Eliot in 2016 and performing a festival set in 2023 called “Katie And Allison Crutchfield Sing The Songs They Loved At 16”. They were bound to make music together… Read More →

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Lucinda Williams announces new album, World’s Gone Wrong

Lucinda Williams has today announced that her new album, World’s Gone Wrong, will be released by Highway 20 Records on January 23. Described as “a raw and fearless commentary on modern America”, the album was co-produced by Tom Overby and longtime collaborator Ray Kennedy, who recorded and mixed the album at his Room & Board Studio in Nashville. Guest stars include Norah Jones, Mavis Staples and Brittney Spencer. Watch a performance video for the title track below: Lucinda Williams tours the UK and Ireland early next year. See the full list of dates below and grab tickets here. JanuaryMon 26th Dublin, 3Olympia Theater, IrelandTue 27th Belfast, Mandela HallThu 29th Birmingham, Birmingham Town HallFri 30th Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall FebruarySun 1st Glasgow, Pavilion TheatreTue 3rd London, BarbicanWed 4th Bristol, Bristol BeaconThu 5th Basingstoke, The Anvil

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Hear two new tracks from The Weather Station – “Airport” and “Only Truth”

The Weather Station has released two new tracks, “Airport” and “Only Truth”. You can hear them below. The two songs were originally recorded during the sessions for Tamara Lindeman’s seventh The Weather Station album, Humanhood. Advertisement “There were so many strong songs I left off Humanhood because the album had such a narrative arc to adhere to, “Lindeman says. “‘Airport’ was one of them that I’m glad to release now. I’ve always hated airports; I find them so dehumanizing. This song tells a story of a person trying to mirror what is around them; that sort of shutting down, not caring, acting like you don’t care even when you really do. At the heart of it though is, of course, an intense longing, and a hope for something alive that feels like it can’t be.” Lindeman describes “Only The Truth” as “one of my favourite songs from Humanhood and just didn’t make the tracklist at the very last moment, but it feels so relevant and connected with the record. It intersects with ‘Neon Signs,’ it expands on the same idea; that the truth is this sort of lumpen, complicated, organic thing. Falsehoods and lies glimmer, reach towards you, need you;… Read More →

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Hear Lankum cover The Specials’ “Ghost Town”

Lankum are to release a cover of The Specials‘ “Ghost Town”. The standalone single will be available on 12” from January – and is available to pre-order here. The version was originally created for an Oona Doherty dance show Specky Clark at Sadler’s Well earlier this year. To tide you over until the January release, you can watch an 8-minute video for the track below. Advertisement The video was filmed in County Wicklow by the director Leonn Ward, with cinematographer Robbie Ryan. [embedded content] Lankum explain how the track came about. “Ghost Town came to us through some curious circumstances. Oona Doherty, who we were familiar with through her phenomenal dance work on the video for Gilla Band’s ‘Shoulderblades’, contacted us and told us about a new show she was putting together. “It was about her great-great-grandfather being sent to Belfast as a child to live with his aunts and work in an abattoir. She wanted a new piece of music for the show, for a party scene set on Halloween night, and told us she wanted it to start out indistinguishable and woozy, before developing into the very recognisable track by The Specials. Advertisement “At first we were slightly reticent, since… Read More →