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Shugo Tokumaru may not change the world, but he certainly makes it a better place.
While this album is by no means a huge leap forwards for Amidon it embodies so perfectly the traditions with which he is enamoured, and of which he is slowly becoming a part.
They mostly eschew the synthetic in favour of organic, world noises and create a record that, from start to finish, is a delirious pleasure.
The second album by NYC-via-Austin’s Martin Crane as Brazos is a freewheeling pop odyssey, inspired in part by Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
John Grant cements his place in the hearts of thousands with a remarkable, humble and witty performance.
The French duo have not only made a career-defining album, but the smartest dance album since disco. – a perfectly imperfect vision of humanity as seen through the eyes of two androids.
Boats’ capacity for concentration is small. The only thing they seek to dominate is the madcap universe inside their collective imagination but it’s worth a visit.
Baths returns with a more accessible but thoroughly downbeat second offering which he considers his “weird version of a pop record”.
Etudes for Piano, by Philip Glass, is brought to life by three virtuosi in the Barbican.
On their long-awaited tenth album, the compellingly inconsistent Primal Scream sound genuinely determined to prove themselves but whether they pull it off or not is another question.
Our last day in Brighton brings performances from Mausi, YADi and Lulu James.
Day two of Brighton’s sprawling affair brings us performances from Brolin, Empress of and Rainy Milo.