In the wake of Nightingales' new record The Awful Truth, the band's leader Robert Lloyd takes John Quin for a freewheeling ride through 13 significant tracks, from a boyhood love of Lulu and Lou Reed to later encounters with Faust and Freakwater
Marc Hollander's Aksak Maboul have released one of the albums of the year and his Crammed Discs label have consistently provided a wide-ranging soundtrack to the globe. He guides David McKenna through favourite albums in this week's Baker's Dozen
Melbourne's Laura released their latest album Twelve Hundred Times late last year, which found their sound moving further into its own distinctive space. Nix Lowrey caught up with bassist Andrew Yardley to talk artwork, Mad Max and survival in the outback