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Nubya Garcia announces new album, Odyssey

Nubya Garcia returns with “The Seer“, the first track taken from her new album, Odyssey. You can hear “The Seer” below. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Odyssey is released on September 20 via Concord Jazz. Says Garcia, “It represents the notion of truly being on your own path, and trying to discard all the outside noise saying you should go this way or that way.” Odyssey feartures Esperanza Spalding, Richie Seivwright and Georgia Anne Muldrow and is produced by Garcia and returning collaborator Kwes. The tracklisting for Odyssey is: Dawn feat. esperanza spalding Odyssey Solstice Set It Free feat. Richie The Seer Odyssey (Outerlude) We Walk In Gold feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow Water’s Path Clarity In Other Words, Living Clarity (Outerlude) Triumphance When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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John Murry & Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins announce new album

John Murry & Cowboy Junkies‘ Michael Timmins have collaborated on a little bit of Grace and Decay, a soundtrack to the documentary, The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Tracks include stripped back versions of songs from A Short History Of Decay, new songs and sections from the documentary score. Advertisement The album is released on September 20 on Deluxe CD as a Download on TV Records. “Ever since we finished recording A Short History of Decay back in 2016, I’ve been waiting for John Murry to return to my studio,” says Timmins. “I had been working on some ideas for the film score for John’s doc when he finally reappeared. He had three days to kill in Toronto, so we decided to get together, sit around and play some music. No real plan and no real goal, just play and enjoy each other’s company. This album is the result of that visit. “It’s a ‘sort-of’ soundtrack album to the film, it contains some score pieces, as well as some of the solo recordings that John and I made when he was here in… Read More →

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Françoise Hardy interviewed: “The truth? We will discover it after we die”

To Paris, then, for a rare meeting with FRANÇOISE HARDY. There is a splendid new album to discuss, of course – her first for six years. But the pioneering chanteuse also reflects on her remarkable career, recounts run-ins with The Beatles, Dylan and Nick Drake, and shares her own hard-won philosophies. “In my head,” she tells Tom Pinnock, “I’m still very young.” Originally published in Uncut’s June 2018 issue Follow Tom on Twitter: @thomaspinnock Advertisement ___________________________ Tucked away on the back cover of 1964’s Another Side Of Bob Dylan is a poem. “For Françoise Hardy,” writes Dylan. “At the Seine’s edge/A giant shadow/Of Notre Dame/Seeks t’ grab my foot…” Hardy has known about Dylan’s untitled poem for the past 54 years, but it was only a few months ago that she really began to understand it. Advertisement “Earlier this year, two Americans got in touch with me,” she says. “They had inherited some drafts of the poem that Dylan had left in a café. They sent me these drafts, and I was very moved. This was a young man, a very romantic artist, who had a fixation on somebody only from a picture. You know how very young people are…… Read More →

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Send us your questions for Steve Diggle!

Everybody and their dog now claim to have been at Sex Pistols’ seminal first show at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall in June 1976, but Steve Diggle was most definitely there. It’s where he first met Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto and was recruited to join one of Britain’s foundational punk outfits. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! When Devoto suddenly quit less than a year later, Diggle stepped up to become Buzzcocks’ co-frontman, penning some of the era’s most enduring breakneck pop hits. Advertisement The fruitful Shelley-Diggle partnership continued on-and-off until Shelley’s death in 2018. An emotional tribute show the following year convinced Diggle to continue the band, and he wrote and sang the entirety of Buzzcocks’ 2022 album, Sonics In The Soul. It’s been quite a ride, hence Diggle’s decision to write it all down in his memoir, Autonomy – Portrait Of A Buzzcock, due to published by Omnibus Press on August 22. But before that, he’s kindly consented to undergo a gentle grilling from you, the Uncut readers, for our next Audience With feature. So what do you want to ask an evergreen punk-pop legend? Send your… Read More →

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Eagles – Co-op Live, Manchester, June 7 

For a band synonymous with California sunshine rock, overcast Manchester may seem an unlikely place for the Eagles to bow out. However, it’s here that they have chosen to play their last ever shows on British soil, as their Long Goodbye tour draws to a close. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! After a rocky start, with several of its opening shows having to be moved or postponed due to issues with the building, the Co-op Live arena is now in full swing. The Eagles are a good advert for its “exceptional acoustics”, with the band themselves remarking on the venue’s crisp sound, though its “cutting-edge visual technology” goes largely unused. There is little in the way of pomp or spectacle for these final shows. “We’re just a bunch of guys with guitars,” said Don Henley from this stage earlier on in this five-night residency. “There’ll be no fireworks, wind machines, confetti cannons or butt-wagging choreography.” Advertisement Instead, what we get is a seasoned band running through two hours of hits with professionalism, poise and seamless delivery. To this day, Eagles’ Greatest Hits (1971–1975) remains one of the biggest-selling albums of… Read More →

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Introducing Ultimate Record Collection: Taylor Swift

As her Eras tour lands in the United Kingdom, we’d like to welcome you to the Ultimate Record Collection: Taylor Swift. If you can’t find any in the shops, you can get yours here. The incredible albums. The game-changing singles. We’ve reviewed them all to bring you a definitive guide to the music of Taylor Swift. Alongside, we’ve told the story of her journey from aspiring Nashville singer-songwriter to global pop phenomenon, unpacking the easter eggs, profiling the characters, and creating the definitive timeline as we go. But that’s not all. Our people have been on the ground to report back on how Taylor has brought all this music to her audience at key moments on the Eras tour. We’ve reviewed Taylor on film, as she’s travelled from breaking records in front of the camera to writing and directing behind it. We’ve also located an classic interview conducted in the record-breaking first week of 1989’s release, a week of massive sales with which Taylor, not for the first time, proved her doubters wrong. Advertisement And has all this acclaim changed her day-to-day life? “The only places I can’t really go are huge carnival-type things…” she says, “…where there could be some… Read More →

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The Decemberists – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

It’s a bold statement, 24 years into your career, to label an album your band’s best, as Colin Meloy, the songwriter behind The Decemberists, has described As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again. Assembled with the vinyl revival in mind – fitting across four “sides”, each with a distinct sonic feel – it’s an album that riffs on over two decades’ worth of operatic literary references, shape-shifting indie-folk whimsy and prog-rock experimentation, offering sonic easter eggs to long-term fans while both charming and bamboozling newcomers to their world. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! In 2020, the Portland-based five-piece – Meloy, multi-instrumentalists Chris Funk and Jenny Conlee, bassist Nate Query and drummer John Moen – were poised for a celebratory 20th-anniversary year. The band, Meloy in particular, were exhausted from promoting 2018’s I’ll Be Your Girl: the John Congleton-produced album was written amid the turbulence of the 2016 US Presidential election, and reliving that despair onstage every night (sample lyric: from “Everything Is Awful”, “What’s that crashing sound following us around?/It’s the sound of all things good breaking”) had taken a toll. An anniversary tour was ultimately cancelled, and… Read More →

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Bill Janowitz – My Life In Music

The Buffalo Tom general on his essential listens: “I have this thing for big, sprawling double albums” JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! BOB DYLAN Advertisement Highway 61 Revisited COLUMBIA, 1965 My grandparents had these neighbours who were getting rid of a ton of records, which are still among some of my most cherished albums. On the same day, I got Out Of Our Heads by the Stones, Wild Honey by The Beach Boys, and some others. But of those, Highway 61 Revisited has just been a constant for me. You can imagine being seven or eight years old and trying to make sense of it… It was raw, kinda sloppy even, but that voice singing those words blew my mind open. It was forbidding and inscrutable, but also compelling. He’s singing about Rimbaud, which opened my mind to literature and poetry. That kind of thing was edifying to my songwriting later on, for sure. Advertisement THE BEATLES The Beatles APPLE, 1968 The Beatles were omnipresent when I was a kid. I was born in ’66, so I missed out on that whole, ‘I saw them on Ed Sullivan and it… Read More →

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Einstürzende Neubauten – Rampen (apm: alien pop music)

In their own peculiar way, Einstürzende Neubauten have always been ruthlessly efficient. In their early days, they smelted completely new music from the ruins of West Berlin, scavenging everyday and industrial objects due to the necessity of poverty, to transmute, alchemically, into musical manna. In 2023, that practicality manifested differently. Ready to record a new album, but with limited time on the schedule, the group decided to use their ‘rampen’ – in-concert improvisations – as base material for the 15 songs that constitute Rampen (apm: alien pop music). JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! It’s also an album that’s particularly rich with the much under-recognised Neubauten sense of humour. In recent interviews, Neubauten’s leader Blixa Bargeld has made knowing parallels with The Beatles, from the suggestion that in another solar system, Neubauten are as famous as The Beatles, to the way Rampen (apm: alien pop music) reflects The White Album in its one-colour artwork and double-album presentation. (Apparently, member NU Unruh suggested the album should be called Gelb (Yellow).) The subtitle of the final title is the clincher, though, with Rampen offering the listener a kind of pop music for the… Read More →

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Listen to the MC5’s new track, “Boys Who Play With Matches”

The MC5‘s new album, Heavy Lifting, will be released on earMusic on October 18. Ahead of this, they’ve shared a new track, “Boys Who Play With Matches“, which you can hear below. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! [embedded content] The album is the band’s first for 53 years and features the final recordings of Wayne Kramer and Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, who died in February and May, respectively. Advertisement The album was produced by Bob Ezrin and features special guests including Slash, Tom Morello, William DuVall (Alice in Chains), Vernon Reid (Living Colour) and Don Was. Speaking to Uncut last year, Kramer discussed the album and said: “Live long and stay creative. This is my attitude. And this album continues from where ‘High Time’ left off. In that, I think it’s an artist’s responsibility to reflect the times they’re going through. And I think that we made an album that is in sync with where we’re at today and the challenges that we’re facing, and that carries a positive message.” Pre-order HEAVY LIFTING on CD, Vinyl and digital download in addition to bonus 2CD and bonus 2LP here. Advertisement Tracklisting (CD/LP): Heavy Lifting… Read More →

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Sturgill Simpson unveils Johnny Blue Skies

Sturgill Simpson returns with a new album under new name, Johnny Blue Skies. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Passage Du Desir is released on July 12 on his own independent label, High Top Mountain Records – you can pre-order a copy here. The album was produced by Johnny Blue Skies and David Ferguson and recorded at Clement House Recording Studio in Nashville, TN and Abbey Road Studios. Passage Du Desir is Simpson’s first new music since 2021’s The Ballad of Dood And Juanita. The tracklisting for Passage Du Desir is: Swamp of Sadness If The Sun Never Rises Again Scooter Blues Jupiter’s Faerie (Morning Dawn) Who I Am Right Kind of Dream Mint Tea One for the Road The new album follows the tenth anniversary reissue of Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.

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Gastr Del Sol – We Have Dozens Of Titles

David Grubbs has been thinking about this release from the moment Gastr Del Sol ceased, but a few things had to happen in the ensuing 26 years. For one, Grubbs and Jim O’Rourke had to reconnect in person in Tokyo back in 2016. Then, an excellent live recording of the band’s final performance was unearthed from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation archives, captured in 1997 at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in rural Quebec. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! But let’s travel back even further, to 1991, when Gastr Del Sol emerged out of Bastro, Grubbs’ previous post-hardcore band (hence the name: Bastro becomes Gastr del Sol when embedded into Gato del Sol, the name of the racehorse who won the 1982 Kentucky Derby.) Prior to that, Grubbs had cut his teeth playing guitar in Louisville’s Squirrel Bait, moody atonal ’80s punk that presaged math rock and contributed to the birth of post-hardcore (the other major band to come out of Squirrel Bait was of course Slint, a foundational force for anxious, introspective, quiet-loud-quiet post-rock). With each group Grubbs’ interests became more expansive yet more esoteric, and less… Read More →

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Willie Nelson – The Border

It is already beyond serious argument that the string of tremendous albums issued by Willie Nelson during his eighties established a formidable benchmark in the admittedly little-contested field of octogenarian discographies. Having blown out 90 candles in April 2023, Nelson is now setting a daunting standard for future nonagenarians who fancy taking him on. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Just as last year’s Bluegrass was a deft reworking of a dozen of his own classics to make them sound even more like traditional standards than they already did, The Border further demonstrates that Nelson feels he no longer has time to faff around overmuch with titles – this is an album located where Texas abuts Mexico, and where the music of each overlap. The cover shows the ochre mesas of the Big Bend National Park, along the frontier. Advertisement The title and opening track is further unsubtle if effective scene-setting. “The Border”, borrowed from Rodney Crowell’s 2019 album Texas, channels the quiet desperation of a US Border Patrol officer, neither song nor its protagonist fishing for sympathy, merely relating that this is how things are (“I work on the border,… Read More →

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Hear Mercury Rev’s new track, “Patterns”

Mercury Rev have shared a new track, “Patterns”. You can hear it below. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! [embedded content] The track is taken from the band’s upcoming ninth album Born Horses, which is released on September 6 via Bella Union – you can pre-order a copy here. Advertisement Of “Patterns”, the band say, “When we gaze up at the stars in the sky at night, the flickering lights seem random. If we could zoom out and see all of the galaxies revolving around each other, we would see the order in it. There are only Patterns on top of Patterns…” Tracklisting for Born Horses is: Mood Swings Advertisement Ancient Love Your Hammer, My Heart Patterns A Bird Of No Address Born Horses Everything I Thought I Had Lost There’s Always Been A Bird In Me The band are also touring: October 27 – Belfast – Mandela Hall October 28 – Limerick – Dolans Warehouse October 29 – Galway – Roisin Dub October 30 – Cork – Cyprus Avenue October 31 – Dublin – Button Factory November 2 – Norwich – Arts Centre November 3 – Bristol – Trinity November 4… Read More →

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Beth Gibbons – Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, June 2

A storm is brewing in the skies as Beth Gibbons prepares to take the stage of Berlin’s most unappetisingly named venue. There’s a wary anticipation inside the building too. Her debut solo album Lives Outgrown only emerged two days ago, and its still-unfamiliar intimacy is foreboding. When muted strings fill the auditorium before the lights have even dimmed, it’s a nervous hush that falls over the crowd rather than wild applause. As overtures go, it’s hardly emphatic, and yet the moment the seven-piece band enters, the atmosphere changes, the air suddenly electric. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Wearing a casual black sweater and cargo pants, nervously rubbing her hands until forced to step to the microphone, Gibbons remains out of the spotlight as long as possible. But when she finally delivers “Tell Me Who You Are Today”’s defining opening lines – “If I could change the way I feel/ If I could make my body heal” – there’s no doubt middle-age has done nothing to soften her powers. No-one sings like her. Bewitching is an understatement. Advertisement Nonetheless, it’s equally clear that tonight is about far more than just ‘that… Read More →

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Liam Gallagher – Utilita Arena, Sheffield, June 1

The show begins with a huge digital clock literally rolling back the years from 2024, but Oasis gigs were never like this when their era-defining debut came out 30 years ago. A spectacular stage set recreates the album cover at arena size, complete with giant floating globe, flamingoes and the portrait of Burt Bacharach. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Before showtime, 12,500 eager fans yell along as The Stone Roses’ “I Am The Resurrection” blares from the PA at tinnitus-inducing volume. When the clock finally reaches 1994 and Liam Gallagher launches into album opener “Rock ’n’ Roll Star”, the place erupts to such a degree that it’s a wonder the roof doesn’t levitate above the building. Advertisement That song has kicked off Gallagher’s solo shows for years, though several Definitely Maybe numbers are relatively under-heard; a nine-piece band (including Oasis co-founder and guitarist Bonehead) make them all sound as fresh as a daisy. “Columbia” is darker and more brooding than on record. “Shakermaker” – performed for the first time in years – epitomises the Beatles-meets-Sex Pistols blueprint that influenced generations of guitar bands. Gallagher is now 51, but with his… Read More →

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Sex Pistols and Frank Carter to perform Never Mind The Bollocks

Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols – with Frank Carter (Gallows / The Rattlesnakes) subbing in for Johnny Rotten – will perform Never Mind The Bollocks in its entirety at a fundraiser for London’s Bush Hall venue on August 13 and 14. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! “We’re going to be playing Pistols numbers cause they need support and they need the money,” says Paul Cook. “We thought it would be a great way to stop it going under. This is my local venue. I grew up in Shepherd’s Bush and I still live round here. It would be a real shame to see it disappear and we want to keep it going. So everyone get down to the gig!” Advertisement “Smaller music venues are the lifeblood of new music,” says Glen Matlock. “It’s in these intimate spaces… where the spirit of live music truly comes alive so we need to keep them going.” Says Frank Carter, “When the Sex Pistols call, you answer. I’m very excited to be a part of it.” “If it all goes wrong,” adds Steve Jones, “it’s Paul’s fucking fault.”… Read More →

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June 1, 1974

“The bugger in the short sleeves fucked my wife / Did it quick, then split…” John Cale’s notorious opening to his 1975 song “Guts” described Kevin Ayers’ seduction of his wife Cindy, the former Miss Cinderella of the GTOs, the night before he and Ayers were due to share a stage in London. It became the incident for which the June 1, 1974 concert at the Rainbow Theatre would be best remembered by rock historians. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! The idea for the concert was cooked up over a lunch for five at an Italian restaurant called Gatamelata on Kensington High Street. At the table were Ayers, Cale, Nico, Brian Eno, and me. The date was May 13, which tells you how much spontaneity was involved in putting the event together. Advertisement A few months earlier, I’d joined Island as head of A&R. Cale and Nico had just been let go by Warner Bros, and both were among my early signings. It seemed obvious to invite Brian Eno (and Phil Manzanera, his erstwhile Roxy Music colleague) to work with them in the studio. The recording of Cale’s Fear was… Read More →

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The Police to release Synchronicity box set

The Police‘s 1983 album Synchronicity is being reissued on July 26 by UMR / Polydor across multiple formats including 6CD, 4LP, 2CD, 2LP Coloured, 1LP Picture Disc and a digital album. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! The band’s fifth and final studio album, it featured the singles “Every Breath You Take“, “King Of Pain“, “Wrapped Around Your Finger” and “Synchronicity II“. Advertisement Synchronicity will be available in the following formats: CD1 is the original album including “Murder By Numbers”, all remastered directly from the original source tapes CD2 features 18 tracks containing all original 7” / 12” B-sides plus 11 exclusive non-album bonus tracks, available on CD for the first time CD3 and CD4 contains previously unreleased alternate takes of all the Synchronicity songs CD4 also features unreleased songs CD5 and CD6 features 19 live recordings – all previously unreleased – captured on September 10, 1983 at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, USA A 2CD Deluxe reissue will also be available, featuring the same track list as detailed on CD1 and CD2 of the boxset above. The reissue will also be available as a Digital Box Set, available on all DSPs and… Read More →

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Top 10 New Christian Songs

The melodies of Christian music serve as guiding lights, offering solace and inspiration to weary souls. From the stirring anthems of CeCe Winans to the introspective ballads of Tenielle Neda, each song in this collection embodies the essence of faith and redemption, inviting listeners on a profound journey of spiritual exploration. Join us as we uncover the melodies that resonate with the human spirit, illuminating the enduring love of God and guiding hearts through life’s trials and triumphs. 1. CeCe Winans – “Come Jesus Come” Cece Winans‘ song “Come Jesus Come” is a poignant appeal for divine intervention and spiritual salvation. The lyrics reflect a deep yearning for Jesus to return and transform the world, addressing personal and collective struggles. Rooted in the Christian anticipation of the Second Coming, the song calls for healing, justice, and the fulfillment of a promise of a world free from suffering. Personal lines such as “Sometimes I fall to my knees and pray” convey a sense of desperation and a need for divine strength, making the song relatable to those seeking comfort in hardship. The repeated plea “Come Jesus come” emphasizes the urgent desire for a divine presence in a troubled world, highlighting a… Read More →

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Robin Trower – Bridge Of Sighs

It’s 1974 and blues-rock is badly in need of a new guitar hero. Hendrix and Duane Allman are dead, Clapton and Peter Green are missing in action and Jimmy Page was last heard essaying reggae and doo-wop pastiches on Led Zep’s Houses Of The Holy. Cometh the hour, cometh Robin Trower. JONI MITCHELL IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Frustrated by not being allowed to let rip in his years with Procul Harum, Trower had given notice of intent with his 1973 solo debut Twice Removed From Yesterday, which included an incendiary cover of BB King’s “Rock Me Baby” and rather suggested he’d been in the wrong group all along. Backed by Jimmy Dewar on bass and blue-eyed soul vocals and Reg Isidore on powerhouse drums, he followed with 1974’s epochal Bridge Of Sighs, which was to elevate him to the ranks of the most revered axemen of the age. Advertisement Touring America that summer, Trower found himself bottom of the bill opening for Ten Years After and King Crimson. By the time the tour was over he was outselling both headliners as Bridge Of Sighs reached No 7 in the US charts… Read More →