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Hear Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ new song, “Wild God”

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have revealed details of their new album, Wild God. Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, mixed by David Fridmann, the album will be released on August 30 on their own Bad Seed label, in partnership with Play It Again Sam. Listen to the first single and title track below: [embedded content] Cave began writing the album on New Year’s Day 2023. It was recorded at Miraval in Provence and Soundtree in London, with the regular Bad Seeds line-up of Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, Warren Ellis and George Vjestica, plus additional performances from Colin Greenwood (bass) and Luis Almau (nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar). Advertisement “Wild God… there’s no fucking around with this record,” says Cave. “When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it.” “I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me,” he continues says. “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a masterplan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the… Read More →

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Kamasi Washington announces new album, Fearless Movement

LA jazz titan Kamasi Washington has announced that his new album Fearless Movement will be released by Young on May 3. Watch a video for the track “Prologue” below: Fearless Movement features contributions from the likes of André 3000, George Clinton, BJ The Chicago Kid, Thundercat, Terrace Martin, DJ Battlecat and more, including Washington’s own daughter. Pre-order the album here and peruse the tracklisting below: Lesanu Asha The First (featuring Thundercat, Taj Austin, Ras Austin) Computer Love (featuring Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat, Brandon Coleman) The Visionary (featuring Terrace Martin) Get Lit (featuring George Clinton, D Smoke) Dream State (featuring André 3000) Together (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) The Garden Path Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance) Road to Self (KO) Lines in the Sand Prologue

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The Children’s Hour – Going Home

Before Josephine Foster was an idiosyncratic solo singer, she was a member of short-lived folk duo The Children’s Hour. Here, Foster’s taut, strange voice and occasional harp, piano, ukulele and harmonium player was paired with Andy Bar’s loose and scratchy guitar. The duo recorded an EP and one excellent, underlooked album, SOS JFK, which came out in 2003 on Rough Trade and featured Tim Daisy on drums. But The Children’s Hour recorded a second album not long after, this time as a fully-fledged trio with Dave Pajo. That record, Going Home, is finally getting released on Drag City after being rediscovered in the vaults. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The creation story of Going Home is part of the fun. Even though The Children’s Hour were a strictly minority pursuit, way too weird and abstract for the mainstream, the duo were asked to open for Zwan, Billy Corgan’s post-Pumpkins supergroup that would eventually dissolve in bitter recrimination. That tour saw The Children’s Hour (the name comes from Longfellow rather than the BBC) take their unusual music – oddly sacred, sometimes twee, more than a little freaky – to the arenas… Read More →

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Faye Webster – Underdressed At The Symphony

Faye Webster is most at home in her own head. Every song on her fifth album puzzles over the way her brain works, how it worries over certain details, how it fixates on certain unpleasant feelings, how it works so often against her. She remembers the smell of her old apartment on “eBay Purchase History”, and she thinks she’s figured out why she’s so self-conscious on “Wanna Quit All The Time”. She tries in vain to evict an ex from her brainpan on, well, pretty much every song. That’s not to say she’s an introvert – Webster is active in the Atlanta arts scene as a photographer and collaborator, and that album title suggests she does get out of the house occasionally – but her songs are all set deep within her own mind. Her primary subject is the tangle of needs and desires, fears and doubts, epiphanies and delusions contained therein. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE These new songs are all invitations into that headspace, and to her credit Webster doesn’t tidy up for company. The mess is the whole point. It’s a fascinating place to be, largely because… Read More →

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Uncut’s New Music Playlist for March 2024

2024’s torrent of great new music just keeps on coming. This month, we bring you further evidence of Mick Head’s glorious renaissance, Brett Anderson covering Echo & The Bunnymen, Bonny Light Horseman finding inspiration in a remote Irish pub, new singles from Khruangbin and Isobel Campbell, and career-best stuff from Ben Chasny’s Six Organs Of Admittance. THERE’S PLENTY MORE NEW MUSIC COVERAGE INSIDE THE NEW UNCUT! ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Plus the return of US indie scufflers Les Savy Fav and Diiv, beautifully bleak new business from Keeley Forsyth and Stars Of The Lid’s Adam Wiltzie, and news of a sequel to 2022’s much-loved Ghosted, by Oren Ambarchi and friends. The pleasure’s all ours… Advertisement PARAORCHESTRA WITH BRETT ANDERSON & CHARLES HAZLEWOOD “The Killing Moon”(World Circuit) [embedded content] BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN“When I Was Younger”(Jagjaguwar) [embedded content] MICHAEL HEAD & THE RED ELASTIC BAND“Connemara”(Modern Sky) Advertisement [embedded content] KHRUANGBIN“May Ninth”(Dead Oceans / Night Time Stories) [embedded content] LEYLA McCALLA“Love We Had”(Anti-) [embedded content] ISOBEL CAMPBELL“4316”(Cooking Vinyl) [embedded content] AMANDA BERGMAN“Wild Geese, Wild Love”(CowCow) [embedded content] ROWENA WISE“We Are Nothing”(Dalliance) [embedded content] CEDRIC BURNSIDE“Closer”(Provogue) [embedded content] LES SAVY FAV“Guzzle Blood”(Frenchkiss) [embedded content] HOUSE Of ALL “Murmuration”(Tiny Global Productions) [embedded content] DOG UNIT“Consistent Effort”(Brace Yourself)… Read More →

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Take a look inside the new Uncut

As you’ll have gathered by now, there’s a new issue of Uncut currently in shops, featuring a cavalcade of excellent new interviews and features as well as our definitive reviews section and a free, 15-track CD. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Here’s a rundown of some highlights from the new issue… Advertisement PINK FLOYD With his SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS band, NICK MASON is on a mission to save the potent, foundational music of PINK FLOYD. In doing so, he aims to reassert the Floyd’s historic creative path from three-minute pop fantasias and cosmic-progressive freakouts to the transitional epiphanies that led to The Dark Side Of The Moon. As he prepares to lead the Saucers back out on tour, Mason and his co-conspirators – aka “the jolly Floyd” – dig deep into the band’s years of questing. “In Pink Floyd, we didn’t have a clue what we were doing half the time,” Mason tells us. “What we did have was an abundance of ideas.” THE BEACH BOYS Advertisement From three brothers wrestling on their front lawn to the miraculous creation of numerous pop masterpieces, a new photobook chronicles THE BEACH BOYS’… Read More →

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The Jesus And Mary Chain announce memoir, Never Understood

The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced details of their memoir. Never Understood will be published by White Rabbit books on August 15. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Written by Jim and William Reid, with Ben Thompson, the memoir is available in hardback, trade paperback, ebook and audio digital download, alongside a White Rabbit special edition and a vinyl audiobook. You can pre-order a copy here. The Jesus And Mary Chain also star in this month’s issue of Uncut, where they discuss their new album Glasgow Eyes, how the shared ideals they developed in their East Kilbride bedroom still apply in 2024 and how the bust-ups and breakdowns of yore are now firmly behind them. “Your fantasy of being in a band is in every way better than the reality,” they tell us.

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Bruce Springsteen announces new Greatest Hits set

As Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band head out onto the road this month, Sony Music are releasing Best Of Bruce Springsteen, a new compilation spanning 1973’s Greeting from Asbury Park, NJ to 2020’s Letter To You. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The album is released on April 19 and will come in physical formats as an 18-track set across 2 LPs or 1 CD – and digitally as an expanded 31-song package. Advertisement You can pre-order the album here. The album and CD tracklisting is: Growin’ UpRosalita (Come Out Tonight)Born To RunThunder RoadBadlandsHungry Heart Atlantic City Dancing in the DarkBorn in the U.S.ABrilliant Disguise Human Touch Streets of PhiladelphiaThe Ghost of Tom JoadSecret GardenThe Rising Girls In Their Summer ClothesHello SunshineLetter To You Advertisement The digital deluxe tracklisting is: Growin’ UpSpirit In The Night Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) Born To RunTenth Avenue Freeze Out Thunder RoadBadlandsProve It All NightThe RiverHungry Heart Atlantic City Glory DaysDancing in the DarkBorn in the U.S.ABrilliant Disguise Tougher Than The Rest Human Touch If I Should Fall Behind Living ProofStreets of PhiladelphiaThe Ghost of Tom JoadSecret GardenThe Rising Long Time Comin’Girls In Their Summer ClothesThe WrestlerWe Take Care Of Our OwnHello SunshineGhosts Letter To You BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE… Read More →

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“It’s shamanic!”

In an excerpt from this month’s Pink Floyd cover story, Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – aka Mason, Guy Pratt, Gary Kemp, Lee Harris and Dom Beken – reveal their 10 favourite vintage Floyd songs to play live… PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE “CANDY AND A CURRANT BUN” Advertisement “ARNOLD LAYNE” B SIDE; 1967 [embedded content] LEE HARRIS: I absolutely love this song. I think it might be Syd at his best – a three minute pop single that still manages a freakout section. When we first played it, it only took us a couple of rehearsals and it sounded amazing. Advertisement “SEE EMILY PLAY” SINGLE; 1967 [embedded content] DOM BEKEN: There are so many wonderful, unusual sounds on this. Unlike some other tracks, where we were able to sample the original sound effects on the records, I had to recreate them all here. I made my own Rick Wright-style prepared piano by taking apart an old girlfriend’s piano and sampling every single note! I love the piano gliss going into the last chorus. It’s such a great pop song, isn’t it? “ASTRONOMY DOMINE” THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN; 196… Read More →

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Watch Keith Richards cover The Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting For The Man”

To celebrate what would have been Lou Reed’s 82nd birthday, Keith Richards has released a video showing him recording a cover of The Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting For The Man”. It’s the first track on The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed, to be released by Light In The Attic on Record Store Day (April 20). PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Advertisement “To me, Lou stood out,” says Richards. “The real deal! Something important to American music and to ALL MUSIC! I miss him and his dog.” Watch the video below: [embedded content] See who else has contributed a Lou Reed cover to the album below: The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed (Vinyl)Side A:Keith Richards – I’m Waiting for the ManMaxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen – I Can’t Stand ItRufus Wainwright – Perfect DayJoan Jett and the Blackhearts – I’m So FreeBobby Rush – Sally Can’t DanceRickie Lee Jones – Walk on the Wild SideSide B:The Afghan Whigs – I Love You, SuzanneMary Gauthier – Coney Island BabyLucinda Williams – Legendary HeartsAutomatic – New SensationsRosanne Cash – Magician Advertisement The Power Of The… Read More →

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Peg Luke’s Latest Musical Offering, “The Church’s One Foundation,” Invites Soulful Reflection

Peg Luke, a distinguished artist with nominations for both Emmy and Grammy awards, unveils her latest musical creation, “The Church’s One Foundation.” With a career marked by performances at illustrious venues such as Carnegie Hall and Cadogan Hall, Luke’s music resonates deeply with audiences worldwide, offering a soul-stirring journey of introspection and spiritual depth. In the midst of grappling with a life-altering autoimmune diagnosis three years ago, Peg Luke turned to her music as a source of solace and inspiration. Despite the tumultuous landscape of the pandemic, she remains resolute in her mission to spread positivity and hope through her artistry. With an unwavering commitment to conveying messages of faith and connection, Luke’s music serves as a guiding light in times of uncertainty, reminding listeners of the enduring bond between humanity and the divine. From a tender age, Peg Luke exhibited a remarkable musical aptitude, mastering the piano at five and the flute at seven. This early passion for music propelled her to embark on ambitious projects, including her own Psalm Space and her acclaimed 2023 Christmas collection. With a magnetic stage presence and exceptional talent, Luke has earned accolades for her ability to captivate audiences with her emotive performances…. Read More →

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Zach Day’s “Outlaw Girl”: A Rugged Tale of American Resilience

Nestled deep within the soul of the American heartland, Zach Day ‘s latest single, “Outlaw Girl,” emerges like a lone wolf from the shadows of the night. With a sound as gritty as the gravel roads that crisscross the Midwest and as haunting as the howl of a distant train, Zach’s latest release pays homage to the timeless spirit of American resilience. From the first strum of the guitar strings to the gravelly timbre of Zach‘s voice, “Outlaw Girl” paints a vivid portrait of life on the edge of society’s fringes. It’s a world where the only constants are the open road and the promise of a new horizon, where love and loss intertwine like the roots of an old oak tree, and where the echoes of the past reverberate through the night like a lonesome coyote’s call. Drawing inspiration from the rich storytelling traditions of country music icons like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, Zach Day weaves a narrative that is as timeless as it is timely. Through his lyrics, he explores the complexities of the human condition, delving into themes of redemption, regret, and resilience with a depth and nuance that belies his years. But it’s not just… Read More →

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Stevie Nicks to headline BST Hyde Park

Stevie Nicks has been announced as a headliner at this year’s American Express presents BST Hyde Park events in London. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The rest of the bill is still to be confirmed. Nick last performed in the UK at another BST Hyde Park, supporting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 2017. Pre sale will go live at 10am on Monday, March 4 and will run until 9am on Wednesday, March 6. Sign up can be found here. Elsewhere at this year’s BST Hyde Park, you’ll find Kings of Leon (June 30), Andrea Bocelli (July 5), Robbie Williams (July 6), Shania Twain (July 7), Kylie Minogue (July 13) and Stray Kids (July 14).

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St Vincent announces new album, All Born Screaming

Annie Clarke returns with a new St Vincent album All Born Screaming, which is released on April 26th by Virgin Music/Fiction Records. You can hear “Broken Man” from the album below. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Clarke’s seventh album, All Born Screaming features guests including Dave Grohl, Cate Le Bon and Stella Mogzawa. You can pre-order a copy here. The tracklisting All Born Screaming is: Hell is NearRecklessBroken ManFleaBig Time NothingViolent TimesThe Power’s OutSweetest FruitSo Many Planets All Born Screaming (featuring Cate Le Bon)

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Hear Richard Thompson’s new track, “Singapore Sadie”

Richard Thompson has announced details of his new album, Ship To Shore. You can hear a taster for the album, “Singapore Sadie“, below. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE [embedded content] Released on May 31 via New West Records, Ship To Shore is Thompson’s follow-up to his 2018 studio album 13 Rivers and his 2021 memoir Beeswing. Advertisement Produced by Thompson and recorded in Woodstock, NY, the album will be available on standard black vinyl, CD and on digital platforms. A limited “Deep Blue” colour vinyl edition of 500 with a bonus orange flexi disc featuring a demo of the song “Trust” will be available via Rough Trade. An autographed compact disc edition and a limited orange and yellow marble coluor vinyl edition featuring a 5×7 archival print autographed by Richard Thompson will be available via independent retailers and is available for pre-order now via NEW WEST RECORDS. The tracklisting for Ship To Shore is: Freeze Advertisement The Fear Never Leaves You Singapore Sadie Trust The Day That I Give In The Old Pack Mule Turnstile Casanova Lost In The Crowd Maybe Life’s A Bloody Show What’s Left To Lose We… Read More →

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Mdou Moctar unveils new album, Funeral For Justice

Mdou Moctar has announced that his band’s new album Funeral For Justice – the follow-up to 2021’s Afrique Victime – will be released by Matador on May 3. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE You can watch a video for the blistering title track below: “This album is really different for me,” explains Moctar. “Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they’re going to help us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a solution.” Funeral For Justice was recorded by the band’s bassist Mikey Coltun over five days in a mostly unfurnished house in upstate New York. “I really wanted this to shine with the political message because of everything that’s going on,” he says. “As the band got tighter and heavier live, it made sense to capture this urgency and this aggression – it wasn’t a forced thing, it was very natural.” Pre-order Funeral For Justice here.

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Hear T Bone Burnett’s new track, “Waiting For You”

T Bone Burnett will release a new solo album, The Other Side, on April 19 through Verve Forecast. The album – T Bone’s first since 2008’s Tooth Of Crime – features contributions from Rosanne Cash, Lucius and Weyes Blood. You can hear a taster for the album, “Waiting For You“, with Lucius on harmony vocals, below. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The album is available to pre-order here. Tracklisting for The Other Side is: He Came Down Come Back (When You Go Away) (I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day (w/Rosanne Cash) Waiting For You (w/Lucius) The Pain Of Love (w/Lucius) The Race Is Won (w/Lucius) Sometimes I Wonder (w/Weyes Blood) Hawaiian Blue Song (w/Steven Soles) The First Light Of Day Everything And Nothing The Town That Time Forgot Little Darling Burnett will also play three live shows in Nashville in May to support the album: May 3— Franklin TheatreMay 9 — The Blue Room at Third Man RecordsMay 10— Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater

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Watch a video for Shabaka Hutchings’ new track, “End Of Innocence”

UK jazz figurehead Shabaka Hutchings – formerly of the bands Sons Of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming – has released his first new music since quitting the saxophone at the end of last year. “End Of Innocence” is the first single to be taken from his new solo album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, released by Impulse! on April 12. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE While the album mostly features Hutchings playing a range of different flutes, “End Of Innocence” marks a return to his first instrument, the clarinet. Watch the Phoebe Boswell-directed video below: Advertisement [embedded content] The track also features Jason Moran (piano), Nasheet Waits (drums) and Carlos Niño (percussion). Other contributors to the album include André 3000, Lianne La Havas, Esperanza Spalding, Moses Sumney, Brandee Younger, Floating Points, Laraaji, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Saul Williams and Elucid. “I invited a bunch of musicians I’ve met and admired over the past few years of touring throughout the United States to collaborate and everyone said yes, which I constantly find breathtaking,” says Hutchings. The album was recorded at the historic Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey, which he says… Read More →

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Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss for 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour

Willie Nelson‘s Outlaw Music Music Festival Tour this year will feature Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and John Mellencamp among its storied bill. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE “This year’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour promises to be the biggest and best yet with this lineup of legendary artists. I am thrilled to get back on the road again with my family and friends playing the music we love for the fans we love,” said Nelson. Advertisement The festival made its debut in 2016 in Scranton, Pennsylvania and has since gone on to include Neil Young, Van Morrison, ZZ Top, Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt in various line-ups. This year’s festival runs for 25 dates, beginning on June 21 at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Georgia and finishing on September 17 at the Darien Lake Amphitheater in Buffalo, New York. Also on the bill are Brittney Spencer, Celisse and Southern Avenue while Billy Strings will also join the tour for one show at The Gorge in Washington. Advertisement You can find the full list of dates by clicking here. Tickets go on sale from Friday, March 1…. Read More →

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Scott Fagan – South Atlantic Blues (reissue, 1968)

Tales of contenders who never fulfilled their early promise are plentiful in the music game, but Scott Fagan’s comes with intriguing details – including having sired Stephin Merritt – and an idiosyncratic soundtrack. Raised in the US Virgin Islands, he moved to New York in 1964 and there started co-writing songs with the heavyweight Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman team. Over the next three years, he also penned the songs that were to form his debut album. The “bigger than Presley” success predicted by Fagan’s high-profile manager, Herb Gart, never came to be, while a deal with Atlantic subsidiary ATCO saw him stuck in a contract with no label advocate. South Atlantic Blues disappeared, leaving only a trace. PINK FLOYD ARE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE It’s clearly not through lack of ability or youthful appeal, as this vinyl reissue – which reinstates the original artwork (replacing the 1970 Jasper Johns lithograph, Scott Fagan’s Record, that appeared on 2015’s repressing) – attests. The singer-songwriter was a photogenic 22-year-old when he recorded it with producer Elmer Jared Gordon and the 10 tracks are as accomplished as they are immediately likeable. They’re also diverse, combining folk, country,… Read More →

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Uncut – April 2024

HAVE A COPY SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR HOME Pink Floyd and Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, The Beach Boys, Adrianne Lenker, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Shabaka Hutchings, Townes Van Zandt, Jah Wobble, Wayne Kramer, A Certain Ratio and more all feature in Uncut‘s April 2024 issue, in UK shops from February 2 or available to buy online now. Advertisement All print copies come with a free CD – One Of These Days, featuring 15 of the month’s best new music including The Black Keys, Jane Weaver, Ride, Cedric Burnside, Waxahatchee, Pernice Brothers, Jim White and more! INSIDE THIS MONTH’S UNCUT PINK FLOYD: With his SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS band, NICK MASON is on a mission to save the potent, foundational music of PINK FLOYD. In doing so, he aims to reassert the Floyd’s historic creative path from three-minute pop fantastias and cosmic-progressive freak-outs to the transitional epiphanies that led to The Dark Side Of The Moon. “In Pink Floyd, we didn’t have a clue what we were doing half the time,” Mason tells us. “What we did have was an abundance of ideas.” Advertisement THE BEACH BOYS: From three brothers wrestling on their front lawn to the miraculous creation of… Read More →