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Natalie Merchant: “R.E.M. was atmospheric yet urgent, new yet mindful of tradition”

Uncut interviewed Natalie Merchant for this month’s cover story on R.E.M. Merchant first struck up a friendship with Michael Stipe, that continues to this day, during her time with 10,000 Maniacs, which included supporting R.E.M. on tour in 1985 and again in 1987. We didn’t have enough space for Natalie’s answers in the cover story, so here’s the email interview with her in full below. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE UNCUT: You famously first met...
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Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts unveil new album, Talkin To The Trees

Pre-order Talkin To The Trees on vinyl The debut album from Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts is called Talkin To The Trees, and it will be released by Reprise on June 13. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement The album features 10 tracks including the previously released “Big Change”. Watch a video for new single “Let’s Roll Again” below: The punky song appears to be a call to American car manufacturers to build...
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R.E.M. release “Radio Free Europe 2025”

R.E.M. are honouring 75 years of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with a special remix of their debut single, “Radio Free Europe“. You can hear the remix below. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE The track has been remixed by Jacknife Lee, who also produced the R.E.M. albums, Accelerate (2008) and Collapse Into Now (2011) The new remix is part of a five-track EP, with proceeds from the vinyl pressing to benefit RFE/RL on its 75th anniversary...
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The Fourth Uncut New Music Playlist of 2025

A quick one today, to tie in with Bandcamp Friday. A smattering of familiar names – Lee Ranaldo, William Tyler, Garcia Peoples – but hopefully some new discoveries for you, too. I saw Margo Cilker play at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh earlier this week, who covered “Invisible Stars” by Slow-Motion Cowboys, who I’m ashamed to say I’d not heard before, but are the project of a songwriter called Pete Fields, who dubs himself ‘the Buzzard Prince of San Francisco in Exile’. Anyway, I can’t now stop playing the track’s parent album, Wolf Of St Elmo. I’ve also included...
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Bridget St John: “They all had kind hearts”

A new mini-album celebrates her lost ‘brothers’: Nick Drake, John Martyn, Kevin Ayers and Michael Chapman. Bridget St John explains all to Uncut… UNCUT: On Covering My Brothers, you pay tribute to four artists who were important to you. Did you feel like a sister to them?BRIDGET ST JOHN: They were my brothers – never lovers! They were people that stayed in my life, other than Nick, who died so young. I saw John Martyn three months before he died, he came to New York . Even though I didn’t see them all...
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Hear the title track of Bruce Springsteen’s lost film soundtrack, Faithless

On June 27, Sony Music will release Tracks II: The Lost Albums – a 9-LP or 7-CD collection comprising seven previously unreleased full-length albums by Bruce Springsteen. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE One of those albums is Faithless, a soundtrack recorded in 2005-6 for a movie that was never made. Hear the title track below: “This was a really unusual collection of songs,” Springsteen remembers. “You could recognise details and maybe a character...
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Hear an exclusive track from a new live EP by The Saints ’73-’78

Last autumn, Ed Kuepper toured Australia with a reconfigured line-up of punk pioneers The Saints, fronted by Mudhoney’s Mark Arm. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Concentrating on the band’s early material – hence the moniker Saints ’73-’78 – the five-piece added a horn section for their shows at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre, the highlights of which are now being released on a new digital-only EP entitled Nights In Venice Live… Vol. 1, due out tomorrow (May...
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Tarric Delves Into Emotions with New Single “You Were Gone”

Tarric navigates the complexities of emotional distance in his latest single, “You Were Gone“, from his upcoming album, Method. He draws inspiration from the ’80s new wave influences and modern sensibility. Tarric avoids dramatisation and invites listeners to study the feeling of loss. The track dives into the aftermath of relationships explored in his debut album, Lovesick. Tarric‘s music resonates with the textures of ’80s new wave, reminiscent of bands like The Smiths and Depeche Mode, yet maintains a contemporary edge. He sharpens the sound for clarity, stripping away excessive sentimentality to ensure every element in the mix serves...
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How Nini Iris Is Redefining Indie Pop With Her New Single “Release Me”

Nini Iris ‘s new single, “Release Me,” is not designed for passive listening. It demands your full attention—and then it breaks your heart in real time. This is not heartbreak diluted for mass consumption. This is heartbreak rendered in its purest form: intimate, angry, poetic, and unfiltered. From the opening lines—“You left a hole in my precious soul / After trying to make my heart whole”— Iris sets the tone for what becomes a relentless emotional excavation. These aren’t just lyrics. They’re raw nerve endings set to music. What separates “Release Me” from the typical breakup ballad is the...
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Kassi Valazza From Newman Street

Kassi Valazza opens “Roll On”, a meditative country-tinged ballad from her third album, with a stark realisation: “I’ve made up my mind, I feel like I do”, she asserts over a slow-motion two-step rhythm and thick brushstrokes of pedal steel and fiddle. “And if I feel like I do, I’ll try moving on”. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement Her voice is a high, sharp lilt that brings to mind Joan Baez or Carolyn Hester or...
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