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Listen to the voices

What made Brian and Sly unique.

Jun 15 •

May 2025

Lowering the threshold

Under the spell of Karl Ove Knausgård again, and an exhibition of painting inspired by his writing.

May 16 •

March 2025

The World Of Yesterday

Revisiting an essay to mark five years since everything stopped.

Mar 11 •

February 2025

All roads lead to Chinatown

It's hard to write about the current moment, because it’s moving at a speed too fast to read. Maybe taking refuge in some Los Angeles noir would help.

Feb 22 •

November 2024

Terrains piled up like collage

A freewheeling trip around California leaves your head spinning. Here's what it's like to scratch at the surface of America.

Nov 29, 2024 •

The trouble in the end, it makes you anxious

Massive Attack recently played Bristol again, with a very clear message to the world. But being a hometown fan is complicated.

Nov 22, 2024 •

October 2024

A force of nature

One of my favourite records turned 20 last month. What is it about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus, that I continue to…

Oct 22, 2024 •

September 2024

June 2024

In April, the poet Rishi Dastidar and I started exploring an album we both love deeply: The Boo Radleys' Giant Steps. This post captures our exhange - a…

Jun 21, 2024 •

Notes for a review I didn't write

I was lucky enough to see St Vincent's recent intimate show in Bristol. Everyone else is lucky I didn't get to write the review.

Jun 10, 2024 •

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