Hit Singles

Hit Singles

Hear Panda Bear & Sonic Boom’s Reset Mariachi EP

Panda Bear and Sonic Boom – aka Noah Lennox and Pete Kember – have released the Reset Mariachi EP, a reworking of two tracks from their 2022 album, Reset. You can hear the EP below. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! Resert Mariachi was rerecorded with the Mexico City outfit Mariachi 2000 de Cutberto Pérez. The EP features two Spanish-language versions of “Peligro (Danger)” and “Viviendo en las sequelas (Livin’ in the After),” one sung by Panda Bear and Sonic Boom and one sung by the vocalists of Mariachi 2000 de Cutberto Pérez, with both featuring instrumentals from the mariachis, including guitarron, vihuela, guitar, trumpet, and strings. The digital EP adds Songbook Instrumental versions of both songs and includes sheet music with Spanish translation; the vinyl version, out September 20 and available for pre-order now, features a “Magic Matrix Puzzle Platter” dual concentric vinyl cut where either version has equal possibility of playing. Panda Boom have also shares two versions of an animated video by Lucas Moreira & Studio Sparks for both versions of “Peligro (Danger)”.

Hit Singles

Horace Panter – My Life In Music

The Specials’ bassist on his journey to the Dirt Road Band: “I knew that there was a new world somewhere” JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! THE BYRDS Advertisement “5D (Fifth Dimension)” CBS, 1966 I joined The Searchers’ fanclub when I was 11, but the first single I ever bought was “5D (Fifth Dimension)” by The Byrds. I didn’t have the faintest idea what it was on about, and you couldn’t dance to it because it was in waltz time, but it was fantastic. By buying it, I became a music fan – you could tell, because I owned a single by The Byrds! It was the first step. I was living in Kettering, a little out-of-the-way East Midlands market town, and all of a sudden there was psychedelia, which I thought had to do with long hair and colours. I didn’t know about drugs or anything like that, but I knew that there was a new world somewhere and perhaps I could be part of it. Advertisement CREAM Wheels Of Fire POLYDOR, 1968 “Crossroads” was really the only song I would listen to on… Read More →

Hit Singles

Dorothy Carter – Troubadour (reissue, 1976)

That elderly lady in the loft, who had no shower or kitchen, who threw parties for the bohemian crowd, where she played strange, ringing, twanging instruments with a faraway look in her eyes? Around New Orleans they said she lived in a hippy commune before hippies existed, or worked her passage as a cabin girl on a Mississippi steamboat, or ran away to a monastery in Mexico with an anarchist priest. They said she had two kids, that she had studied in Europe and travelled all over the world; some said she was secretly involved in a famous pop group over there, though none knew which; others warned not to speak ill of her, lest she cause her hammers to bludgeon the dulcimer of your heart. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! These things they said were pretty much true. For Dorothy Carter, whose life ended after 68 years with a stroke in 2003, lived a nomadic, chaotic, private life whose richness found its expression in music – a mesmerizing tapestry of medievalism, folk, songwriting and proto-new age ambient recalled by many who knew her… Read More →

Hit Singles

El Khat – Mute

Both Jewish and Arab, musically omnivorous but unmistakeably Middle Eastern, globe-trotting trio El Khat are a fascinating hot mess of sounds and influences. Their founder, frontman and primary songwriter Eyal El Wahab is part of the huge Yemeni-Jewish population in Israel, mostly children of refugees who fled persecution in Yemen in the late 1940s, a diaspora now numbering over 400,000. Named after the plant famous for inducing mind-bending euphoria, El Khat’s mission is to keep the unsung cultural heritage of their ancestors alive, but on their own terms, adding a healthy dollop of DIY attitude, psych-rock energy and noisy experimentalism. They are promiscuous folk-punk mongrels, not prim world-music puritans. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! El Wahab grew up on sober classical and sacred Jewish music. Indeed, his unlikely apprenticeship for El Khat was teaching himself the cello in his twenties, then joining the Jerusalem Andalusian Orchestra, who specialise in Arabic music from North Africa. But his sonic horizons were blown wide open by the 2012 crate-digging compilation album Qat, Coffee & Qambus: Raw 45s From Yemen, a treasure trove of lost gems, impassioned vocals and lo-fi arrangements that struck a deep chord with his own… Read More →

Hit Singles

Taylor Swift, Wembley Stadium, London, August 19, 2024

She arrives, of course, as if by magic. As dancers dressed with giant flower petal costumes move around the stage, like extras from Rio Carnival, she appears without warning, popping up from a trapdoor in the centre of a walkway stretching deep into the audience. She is beamed onto a giant screen that covers the length of the stage, her expression suggesting she’s seemingly been caught by surprise – what are you lot doing here? – before she bursts out smiling and the roar of the crowd gets even louder. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! You join us on the penultimate European date of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, a trek which began last March in Glendale and concludes in December in Vancouver. The Eras Tour comes trailing its own set of eye-watering statistics – from global pre-sales to attendance figures and box office receipts – accompanied by an unbroken cycle of clickbait news stories, from the price hikes of hotel rooms near the venues to the grilled chicken handed out by Swift’s father to hungry fans and the value of freebie tickets reportedly gifted… Read More →

Hit Singles

Inside our free Big Star CD

HAVE A COPY SENT DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR “Rock’n’roll,” sang Alex Chilton on 1972’s “Thirteen”, “is here to stay…” We couldn’t agree more, so it’s a real honour to present Out Past Midnight: A Big Star Sampler, a compilation of hand-picked tracks from one of the greatest bands of all time. With this CD, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Big Star’s Radio City, along with the live tribute shows later this year, and marking a half-century since Chris Bell set out on his solo career with I Am The Cosmos – but really, there’s no need for an excuse to immerse yourself in Big Star. You can read more about Chris Bell and that incredible, harrowing solo record in the same issue, dated October 2024 (it’s out in UK shops now, or available to buy online), but in the meantime spin these 10 tracks and chart the group’s journey from power-pop perfection on 1972’s #1 Record to the more unhinged, rawer grooves of 1974’s Radio City, and finally the expansive, avant-garde obliteration of Third, recorded in late ’74 and first released four years later. Advertisement We hope you dig this sampler as much as we do, whether you’re revisiting… Read More →

Hit Singles

Bruklin Enchants Audiences with “Magic Show” – Discover the Hypnotic New Track and Stunning Video

Bruklin ’s new single, “Magic Show,” is a dynamic pop track that has quickly captured the spotlight. Produced by Oak Felder and Sebastian Cole, this song stands out with its infectious beats and catchy melodies, perfectly reflecting Bruklin’s distinctive style. The accompanying music video, shot with imaginative circus elements and energetic dance routines, further amplifies the track’s vibrant energy. This visual treat has already garnered over a million views within a week of its release, cementing Bruklin‘s rising star status in the pop music industry. Her previous hit, “Stay Friends,” laid the groundwork for this latest success, and “Magic Show” is poised to become a dancefloor favorite. Building on the momentum of her previous success, Bruklin continues to impress with “Magic Show.” The single not only showcases her high-energy performance but also marks a significant step forward in her career. With its engaging visuals and playful themes, the music video aligns perfectly with the song’s upbeat vibe. Bruklin’s growing popularity is evident in the rapid success of the video and single, which signals her potential to become a global sensation. Looking ahead, her upcoming single, “No Contact,” is expected to further establish her as a leading figure in the pop… Read More →

Hit Singles

Introducing…The Ultimate Music Guide: Page & Plant

The song remains the same – but also different A tough act to follow, Led Zeppelin. And as you’ll read in the latest Ultimate Music Guide, just because you were Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the band’s main songwriters, didn’t mean that you found it easy. For Robert Plant, in the first place it meant retrenching in the past: gathering some bandmates from 15 years ago, and songs even older than that. The mission? To shake out the cobwebs round Britain’s university venues with a band he called the Honeydrippers. Jimmy Page meanwhile hit the rehearsal rooms with Chris Squire from Yes, and plans for another supergroup. Advertisement Plant’s willingness to deviate from the accepted path has characterised his music since, making his own way – falteringly at first – and then more confidently charting his course through a solo career made from the base elements of folk, psychedelia and world music. Page solo recordings have been fewer and more widely scattered, as he has dedicated much of his creative life since to preserving the Zeppelin legacy. It’s something that even 30 years ago, he was talking about as his “life’s work”. Zeppelin, of course, remained in the pair’s DNA. In… Read More →

Hit Singles

Laurie Anderson – Amelia

Amelia Earhart was the pioneering American aviator who, among her many achievements, became the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932. She led the way in other areas too, using her fame to champion women’s rights, including the Equal Rights Movement, endorse commercial air travel, write bestselling books, take on sponsorship deals and, more broadly, promote her passions in public. She had the ear of President Roosevelt and blazed a trail for women in an industry where female pilots and mechanics are still woefully underrepresented. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! On Amelia, Laurie Anderson tells the story of Earhart’s life as she makes her fateful attempt, in 1937, to circumnavigate the world in a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra plane. It’s a riveting tale anyway, straight out of an Indiana Jones movie, but Anderson – who was first commissioned to work on this back in 2000 and has performed versions of it, on and off, since then – puts herself in Earhart’s position, right in the cockpit, so that we experience the journey as a daily diary inspired by Earhart’s own pilot… Read More →

Hit Singles

Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum XX

The urge to disentangle certain charismatic artists from the mythos that clings to them is as eternally irresistible as it is futile. Interviews and memoirs are useful for this only if the subject/narrator is 100% reliable; the internet, teeming with wild opinions and purported truths, is no place to look for verification. Which is why a combination of cultural romanticism and institutionalised trust still has us looking to an artist’s songs for clues as to who they “really” are. As someone drawn to the dark side – well documented, not least of all in his unflinching autobiography Sing Backwards And Weep – Mark Lanegan is often the subject of “authentic self or projected character?” enquiry, as if the entire value of his recordings post-Screaming Trees rests on the answer. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! It’s an odd thing to ask of someone who didn’t exactly burn through a wide range of personas in their career and barely tweaked their artistic expression. If Lanegan’s years of sombre reflection, the bleak and unshowy poeticism of his lyrics and borderline uncomfortable live performances point to anything, it’s… Read More →

Hit Singles

I’m New Here – Jacken Elswyth

Jacken Elswyth was always likely to be an alternative folk musician. Until recently, her parents were members of the band Sproatly Smith, at the centre of Herefordshire’s ‘Weirdshire’ folk scene; they’re also the two guests joining Elswyth on her new album, At Fargrounds. “It’s not exactly a standard narrative,” she smiles. “My parents aren’t old folkies who sang in folk clubs while I was young. We’re both approaching folk from a slightly oblique angle and doing something a bit strange with it. But it does mean that there is a connection there to the image of traditional song being something inter-generational.” JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! Elswyth started out making drone-based guitar improvisations as a teenager but stopped performing for several years due to full-time commitment to a doctorate in anthropology at Sussex University. “I was playing banjo through that time,” she says, “but just in my room, on my own.” When she returned to music with focused intent, the folk tradition was core to her interests, but with an experimental edge she’d gleaned from listening to ‘free folk’ artists like Six Organs Of… Read More →

Hit Singles

The confounding young Scotland

When Josef K were promoting a retrospective compilation in 1987, they were asked about the title. Why was it called Young And Stupid? “Because we were,” they replied. Since then, the Edinburgh band’s mystique has only grown, and their slim catalogue has been endlessly reappraised. The fact that Josef K’s music was released on Postcard Records has been a help and a hindrance. The group were outshone by the more flamboyant Orange Juice, and the label’s sock-drawer Svengali Alan Horne sometimes gave the impression he had signed them by mistake. JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! Josef K’s meteoric career is explored in Johnnie Johnstone’s new biography Through The Crack In The Wall, while the broader question of the label’s influence informs Grant McPhee’s book Postcards From Scotland, which builds on the filmmaker’s Scottish indie documentaries Big Gold Dream and Teenage Superstars. For Johnstone, discovering Josef K was “one of those Velvet Underground moments. Why had no one told me about them? Everything about them – the awkward, slightly forced smiles and ill-fitting suits, the oblique imagery of the lyrics, the frenetic angularity of their… Read More →

Hit Singles

Introducing the new Uncut: Jimi Hendrix, a Big Star CD, Gillian Welch, Fontaines D.C. and more

NOT long before we started planning this Jimi Hendrix cover story, I found myself playing Running The Voodoo Down! Explorations In Psychrockfunksouljazz 1967–80, a great compilation from 2017 that explored black America’s response to the volume and possibilities of psychedelic rock. Along with George Clinton, Sly Stone and Miles Davis, Hendrix casts a sizable shadow over the proceedings – either in a very overt sense, like the way the Isley Brothers segue from CSNY’s “Ohio” into Hendrix’s “Machine Gun”, or else as a galvanising force, whose questing and progressive imperative encouraged others to follow his example. We visit some of the music Hendrix made in his final creative outpouring, as part of Peter Watts’ cover story that digs into his fecund, if ultimately tragic, 1970. “He was the first person we knew who had stepped outside of the status quo,” recalls one former friend. “He was the spirit of the music.” JIMI HENDRIX, A BIG STAR CD, GILLIAN WELCH, FONTAINES D.C. AND MORE – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT HERE! There’s more, of course. Stand by for the welcome return of some very old friends of Uncut – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and Mercury Rev – artists… Read More →

Hit Singles

Uncut – October 2024

HAVE A COPY SENT DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Fontaines DC, Yes, Jack White, John Mayall, Nick Cave, Chris Bell, Thurston Moore, Mercury Rev, Cass McCombs, Lone Justice, David Crosby, Lawrence, Steve Van Zandt, Paul Heaton, Brown Horse and more all feature in Uncut‘s October 2024 issue, in UK shops from August 16 or available to buy online now. All print copies come with a free Big Star CD featuring 10 tracks of power-pop perfection, rarities and alternate mixes! Advertisement INSIDE THIS MONTH’S UNCUT: JIMI HENDRIX: In June 1970, the completion of JIMI HENDRIX’s own Electric Lady Studios in downtown New York unleashed a surge of unbridled creativity. Just three months later, he was gone. As a new film and box set explore Hendrix’s final sessions, friends, bandmates and studio staff consider how Electric Lady inspired everyone who entered its softly lit sanctuary. “They were free to create,” engineer Eddie Kramer tells Peter Watts. “I never saw Jimi so happy.” GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS: After a devastating tornado strike, GILLIAN WELCH and DAVID RAWLINGS have spent four years bringing their beloved Nashville studio back to life. As a new masterpiece arrives,… Read More →

Hit Singles

Loka Manya Prawiro’s “Sea Waves” Video: A Visual Journey of Love

Drawing inspiration from his own experiences, particularly the profound journey of marriage, Loka Manya Prawiro crafted “Sea Waves” as a standout piece on his album. The song’s ability to resonate with listeners on a deep level has earned it widespread praise for its honest and relatable portrayal of love and life’s complexities. Loka Manya Prawiro has unveiled a new visual companion to his beloved track, “Sea Waves,” from the acclaimed album ‘I Love You Evermore.’ Loka Manya Prawiro’s ‘I Love You Evermore’ is a testament to his musical prowess and the talent of his collaborators. The music video, a collaborative effort with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, elevates .the song’s impact through a stunning blend of orchestral sounds and breathtaking natural scenery. “Sea Waves” is a masterful composition that mirrors the ocean’s rhythm with its seamless blend of gentle and powerful musical elements. Prawiro’s soulful vocals, combined with the rich orchestral arrangements, create a captivating soundscape that evokes a wide range of emotions. The music video complements the song’s essence perfectly, transporting viewers into a world of beauty and introspection. The music video, now available on all major streaming platforms, offers a fresh perspective on Prawiro‘s heartfelt song, exploring themes of… Read More →

Hit Singles

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings share new song, “Hashtag”

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have shared a new track from their upcoming album, Woodland. You can hear “Hashtag” below. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE “Hashtag” is the second track to be lifted from Woodland after “Empty Trainload Of Sky”. Woodland – which is named after their recording studio in Nashville – is released on their own Acony Records label on August 23. You can pre-order the album here. You can read the only major UK interview with Gillian and David in the new issue of Uncut, which goes on sale Friday, August 16

Hit Singles

Hear Tom Waits’ alternate version of “Get Behind The Mule”

To mark the 25th anniversary of his album Mule Variations, Tom Waits has shared a previously unheard version of “Get Behind The Mule“. You can hear it below. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE This stripped-down rendition finds Waits’ accompanied only by a Wurlitzer. Released in 1999, Mule Variations was also the first album on ANTI- Records, which was formed specifically to release Mule Variations.

Hit Singles

George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh is finally available for streaming

The Concert for Bangladesh album is now available for streaming across all major digital music providers worldwide. Watch a trailer for the show below. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Advertisement [embedded content] The original concerts – held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on August 1, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York – were the first major music benefit of its kind, bringing together all all-star cast including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, Billy Preston and Ravi Shankar to raise awareness about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in East Pakistan/Bangladesh. The concert yielded a triple album boxset and feature film. This is, of course, the first time the music has been available on streaming platforms. All net proceeds (after taxes), will be donated to the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Tracklisting is… 1 George Harrison & Ravi Shankar Introduction by George Harrison & Ravi Shankar 2 Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan & Ali Rakha & Kamala Chakravarti Bangla Dhun 3 George Harrison Wah-Wah 4 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 5 George Harrison Awaiting On You All 6 Billy Preston That’s The Way God Planned… Read More →

Hit Singles

Listen to “Intro To Coyote / Coyote” live in 1975 from Joni Mitchell’s upcoming Archives set

The next volume of Joni Mitchell‘s archives series is coming on October 4 from Rhino. Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976 – 1980) covers her run of albums including Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, Mingus and the live set, Shadows and Light. You can hear “Intro To Coyote / Coyote” recorded at The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4 1975 below. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Advertisement [embedded content] The set arrives on 6CD and Digital formats and a 4LP highlights edition. You can make your way through the tracklisting below… 6 DISC TRACKLISTING Advertisement Disc One: Rolling Thunder Revue Live In Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, November 15, 1975 Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal Jericho Live at Harvard Square Theater Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975 Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan Introduction – Bob Neuwirth Edith and the Kingpin Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow Live at Music Hall Boston, MA, November 21, 1975 Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Patrick Milligan Introduction – Bob Neuwirth Harry’s House Live in Bangor Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975 Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur… Read More →

Hit Singles

King Crimson celebrate the 50th anniversary of Red

King Crimson are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their album Red with a 2CD / 2 Blu-ray set and a 2LP set on 200 gram vinyl released on October 11. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE KCXP5017 is a 2CD & 2x Blu-Ray/boxed set in rigid slipcase. Advertisement 2 x Blu-Ray discs include all new 2024 mixes in Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA Surround (5.1) & 24/96 or 24/192 Hi-Res stereo. Elemental mixes, session material, 3 x USA album mixes, 5 x bootleg concert recordings from 1974, instrumental mixes and more… all in Hi-Res Stereo. 2 CDs include 2024 mixes in stereo and instrumental forms, elemental mixes and session material. KCLPX2024 is a 2LP (200 gram) vinyl set packaged in gatefold sleeve. LP1 features all new 2024 stereo mixes by Steven Wilson while LP2 has all new 2024 elemental mixes by David Singleton. Advertisement And here’s the tracklisting… KCXP5017 Red – The 50th Anniversary Edition Disc 1 CD 2024 mixes and Additional Material 1 Red 2 Fallen Angel 3 One More Red Nightmare 4 Providence 5 Starless Additional Material 2024 Instrumental Mixes 6 Fallen Angel 7 One More Red Nightmare 8 Starless – Edit… Read More →

Hit Singles

Hear Leon Bridges’ new single, “Peaceful Place”

Leon Bridges returns with a new album, Leon, which is released by Columbia on October 4. You can hear the first single “Peaceful Place” below. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The album is available to pre-order here. The tracklisting for Leon is: When A Man Cries That’s What I Love Laredo Panther City Ain’t Got Nothing On You Simplify Teddy’s Tune Never Satisfied Peaceful Place Can’t Have It All Ivy Ghetto Honeybee God Loves Everyone