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Inner Ear: Romanian Music for September Reviewed by Jakub Knera

In the latest instalment of his series exploring music in Central and Eastern Europe, Jakub Knera dives into the Romanian underground

Taylor Swift

1989

Uncorrected Proof: Taipei By Tao Lin Reviewed

Declan Tan finds himself caught in the whirlwind of this latest offering from, perhaps, one of the most unique literary voices of a generation

Reissue of the Week: Robbie Basho’s Snow Beneath The Belly Of A White Swan

This 5CD set of rediscovered live recordings by Robbie Basho is a total wonder, says Jennifer Lucy Allan

Earth Ball

Actual Earth Music – Volume 1 & 2

Pulling recordings from a Wolf Eyes support slot and a recent Cafe Oto resident, Earth Ball's latest tests the rule that live rock albums suck

Ten Things You (Possibly) Don’t Know About Kraftwerk

While doing her research for a meaty Kraftwerk retrospective in The Observer, Jude Rogers found out a fair few things that were a bit too Geek Central for the general broadsheet reader. Here follows therefore, 10 things you might not have known about Kraftwerk. Photo by Lucy Johnston

Luke Turner On The xx’s I See You

In The xx's third full-length effort, Luke Turner finds an album seemingly more geared toward the televisions syncs that catapulted their once affecting minimalism to ubiquity – a record more about treading old ground with heavy boots than the light touch their debut promised

My Music Is My Religion: Heather Leigh Interviewed

Eden Tizard talks to experimental musician Heather Leigh about her latest solo album Throne and her debut studio-based collaboration with Peter Brötzmann as a duo, Sparrow Nights

A Festival Of Remembrance: CTM Berlin Reviewed

Claire Sawers hits Berlin's marathon ten day CTM festival and declares it a beautiful thing that it avoids any inward looking eurocentrism with a lineup that sprawls over continents

Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang

Aestuarium

To The Ends Of The City: Suede Live At Ally Pally

Suede brave the echoing Victorian splendour of Alexandra Palace for yet another chapter in their triumphant return; Luke Turner explores why their arch sexuality still leaves marks on his neck.

Reissue Of The Week: Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole

It's easy to be sniffy about the Chems, says Jeremy Allen, but going back to Dig Your Own Hole now shows that they were bang on the money

Don’t You Know They’re Loco? Cypress Hill’s Black Sunday Revisited

With Black Sunday, Cypress Hill didn’t just become one of the world’s biggest hip hop acts: they carried out a shotgun wedding between rap and goth

LISTEN: Ghold – All Eyes Broke

Second single from new album Of Ruin. Homepage photograph courtesy of Daniel Ali

LISTEN: Stream Cuz’s Debut LP In Full

Hear Tamatebako, the first release from Mike Watt and Sam Dook of The Go! Team's collaborative project, in its entirety

Florence And The Machine And The Desperation Of The Annual Tipster Orgy

Florence And The Machine? A tip for 2009? Luke Turner has a tip for the A&R department: don't get off a moving bus.