Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
I just love the textures on this record, and I’m always looking for more albums to listen to that use the voice in different and unusual ways. I love her harmonies, and the way that she layers them is really beautiful. With the multi-tracking on her vocals, it feels like there’s no limit to what you can create.
Musician and crate-digger extraordinaire Jeb Loy Nichols tells the stories behind the stops on his musical railroad, from a deep friendship with Adrian Sherwood and the heroes of Muscle Shoals that led to a love of bluegrass, country, reggae and soul
With the funk kingpin and founder of Parliament and Funkadelic taking his bands on a festival tour this summer, Suzie McCracken caught up with him to find out about the 13 records that have stuck with him through his lifetime
As Belle and Sebastian perform their first two albums at the Royal Albert Hall, Fergal Kinney examines indie’s long standing infatuation with all things adolescent, taking covering C86, twee, Orange Juice and the Smiths
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