2019-07-01_Uncut_UK

12 • UNCUT • jULY 2019

1 PjHarveY

TheSandman

Westartoffthismonthwithone

ofPollyHarvey’sfinestsongsin

years.However,asit’stakenfrom

hersoundtracktoIvovanHove’s

newproductionofAllAboutEve,

GillianAndersonis handlingvocals

onthiseerieballad– surprisingly

well, too. Full review on p22.

2 BLaCkPeaCHeS

FireIn TheHole

Fromthesublimetotheridiculous,

withthisexcellentrockjuggernaut

fromLondonerRobSmoughton’s

crew.Withitsmassedpercussion,

epiclengthandduellingguitars,it

soundslikeJamesMurphyif he’d

gotintotheAllmansinsteadofESG.

Readourleadreviewonp36.

3 PeTerPerreTT

OnceIs enough

Art-rock’slostboyreturns(again)

withhissecondsoloalbumofthe

century.Here,he’sfocusinghis

razor-sharpwitonmattersofthe

heart:“I’mready,I knowmyplace,”

hemutters.Perrett talks on p32.

4 CrUmB

Nina

SpliceMacDeMarcowith

Badbadnotgoodandyoumightend

upwithCrumb,a Brooklyngroup

whomakeear-wormypsych-pop

toppedoffwiththenone-more-

casualvocalsoffrontwomanLila

Ramani.“Nina”is a highlight from

theirself-titleddebutLP.

5 markmULCaHY

What If I Go Off With Bob?

What’sbetterthana newMark

Mulcahysong,onemightask.The

answer,ofcourse,is a MarkMulcahy

songfeaturingJ Mascisonmulti-

trackedfuzzguitar.Altogether now:

“Bob!Bob!Bob!Bob!”

6 CaLexICOaNd

IrON& WINe

midnightSun

Fifteenyearsaftertheir“InThe

Reins”EP,SamBeamandhisTucson

palsreunitefora full-lengthalbum,

YearsToBurn. SungbyJoeyBurns,

thisis a campfirestrumthrillingly

swampedbydistortedleadguitar.

7 GIamarGareT

Smoke

TheChicagosinger-songwriter’s

debutLP,There’sAlwaysGlimmer,

is a dusky,subtlesetthatoften

overturnsexpectations– on

“Smoke”,forinstance,a tender

pianoballadis accompanied by

depth-chargekickdrum.

8 rOSeCITYBaNd

Wideroll

RipleyJohnsonofWoodenShjips

andMoonDuoreturnswitha

shadowyside-project.(Ishejustthe

producer?Oris hetheonlymusician

involved?)InspiredbyCreedence,

theDeadandotherAmericana

legends,songssuchas“WideRoll”

chooglealongjustright.TheLP is

reviewedatlengthonp25.

9 OLdeNYOLk

Cotton& Cane

NowresidentinLosAngeles,this

indie-folkduohavereducedthe

experimentation on their new

LivingTheatrealbuminfavourof

savvypsych-pop.“Cotton& Cane”

is,astheGo-Betweens-ytitle

suggests,a highlight.

10 PIPBLOm

Tinfoil

DutchsingerandguitaristPipBlom

ploughsa C86-y,classicallyPeel

furrowonherdebutalbum,Boat

• “Tinfoil”is oneoftheheavier
  cuts,recallingtheBreeders’
  gnarliermoments.

11 jakexerxeS

FUSSeLL

jubilee

AtraditionalsonggiventheFussell

treatment,“Jubilee”is a fine

exampleofthehushedwondersto

befoundwithintheNorthCarolina

native’sthirdalbum,OutOfSight.

Readallabouthim on p52.

12 B U d dY

& jULIemILLer

I’mGonnamakeYou

Loveme

A husband-and-wifeduowho

somehowhadn’tmadea record

togetherfora decade,Buddyand

JulieMillerhaveregroupedfor

BreakdownOn20thAveSouth. The

songsareJulie’s,andwhatsongs

theyare– strutting,confidentand

wry all at once. Full review on p35.

13 rICHardHaWLeY

IsTherea Pill?

Sheffield’sownScottWalkerreturns

withFurther, and“IsThereA Pill?”

findshimturningupthedistortion

evenwhilethesongitselfis a string-

drenchedanthemthatrecallsboth

MorrisseyandJimReeves. Hawley

speaksonp29.

14 vaNISHINGTWIN

YouareNotanIsland

ThisLondonquintetcan’thelp

butsummonupthespectreof

Broadcast,butthat’snobadthing:

“You Are Not An Island” finds Cathy

Lucas’rich,deadpanvocalscloaked

inpickedacousticguitar,field

recordings,stringsandelectronic

manipulations.Stick around for the

falseending.

15 davIdaLLredTheCell

TheSacramentosongwriterand

multi-instrumentalisthasoften

collaboratedwithPeterBroderick,

yetAllredhashisownstyle:“The

Cell”is a torchsong,beautiful,

mournfulandimpossiblyslow,

packedwithevocativelinesthat

recallCassMcCombs’work:“The

timepassedthroughherboard-game

hourglass/Waitingforthemomentto

move on further from the past...”

Calexicoand

Iron & Wine

Peter

Perrett

Pip

Blom

richard

Hawley

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