2019-07-01_Uncut_UK

new albums

TYLERRAMSEY

ForTheMorning

FA N TA SY

8/10

Little-knownartist’sfirstLPin

eight years isa stonerevelation

TylerRamseyfollows

his10-yearrunas

leadguitaristin

BandOfHorseswith

a flourish.ForThe

Morningconnects

theAsheville,NC-basedartistwith

touchstonesNeilYoungon“Breaking

A Heart”,aHarvest-likerhapsody

ofpiano,pedalsteelandsoaring

harmonies,andthelush,“Expecting

ToFly”-evoking“TheBottomOf

TheSea”;andJacksonBrowneon

thewistful“CheapSummerDress”.

Ramsey– collaboratingwith

drummer/engineerKevinRatterman

(StrandOfOaks’Eraserland) – also

alignshimselfwithhigh-end

contemporariesTheWarOnDrugs

(themajestic“ADreamOfHome”)

andJustinVernon(theenchanted

“Firewood”).Thisluminousalbum

is undeniablytheworkofa major

artistwho’sbeenhidingin plain sight,

untilnow.BUDSCOPPA

CHRISROBINSON

BROTHERHOOD

ServantsOf The Sun

SILVERARROW

8/10

Sixthalbumin eightyearsfrom

prolific ex-BlackCrowesman

Robinsonproudly

referstohisbandas

his“freakfamily”,

terminologythat

establishesa tribal

linkwithmusical

mentorsandspiritualforebearsfrom

theGratefulDeadtoLittleFeat.His

statedambitionwithServantsOfThe

Sunwastoevokea “Saturdaynightat

theFillmore”circa1970,andthere’s

aneffortlesslyfreewheelingquality

tothe 10 songs,drivenbytheguitars

ofRobinsonandNealCasal,vintage

keyboards and a rhythm section of

felicitous,loose-limbedfunkiness

thatrollsasjoyouslyasit rocks.If Jerry

GarciaandLowellGeorgearejamming

inrockheaven,you’dhopetheysound

notunlikethis.NIGELWILLIAMSON

SACREDPAWS

RUNAROUND THE SUN

INSIDE/OUT

7/10

Sterlingsecondalbumfrom

London/Glasgowindieduo

Thebasicpremise

ofSacredPaws

• thecascading,
  twanglinghigh-life
  guitarsofRachel
  Aggs,cartwheeling
  intandemwithEilidhRodgers’
  mercurial,skittishdrums– is so
  scintillatingthatit feelschurlishto
  suggestthattheirdebutalbum,2017’s
  StrikeA Match, didn’talwaysbuild
  ontheeffervescencepromiseoftheir
  earlysingles.RunAroundTheSun
  introducesnewtastesandtextures
  intotheequation– MaryChain
  feedbackon“TheConversation”,
  hornson“Life’sTooShort”,sunshower
  synthon“What’sSoWrong”,butit’s
  thechangeofpaceandmoodonthe
  reflective“HowFar”thatmarksRun
  AroundTheSunasa real advance.
  STEPHENTROUSSÉ

JULIASHAPIRO

PerfectVersion

HARDLYART

7/10

Equilibriumregainedviasolo,

home-recordeddebut

A ssinger/g uita r ist

withSeattle’sChastity

Belt,Shapiroconveys

painfullifetruths

viaa hazy,slo-mo

mixofindiepopand

shoegazethat’smoresubstantial

thanthatsuggests.Writtenafter

shewaspitchedintoa majorcrisis

in2018,PerfectVersionis similarly

unassumingandanintimate

explorationofthedifficultyoffinding

a way to be, using spry song structures,

subtletonalshiftsandtheodd

blastoffuzz.“Tired”and“ACouple

Highs”ratherdragtheirfeet,butthe

freewheeling“Lies”andterrifictitle

track(“Fallingonmyassagain,atleast

I havemyfriendstolaughatwhatI’ve

done/NowI’mhavingsomuchfun”)

easilycompensate.SHARONO’CONNELL

SHEKEEPS BEES

Kinship

BB*ISLAND

8/10

NYcouple’sfirstin fouryears

shifts tone

JessicaLarrabeeand

AndyLaPlanthave

beenhome-recording

theirdarklyeloquent

alt.blues-rocksince

2006,shiftingthe

balancebetweensoulfulanguish

andprimalpowerwithoutchanging

theiridentity.Losshangsovertheir

newrecord– sincetheirlast,Larrabee

hascaredforandmournedher

father– butasthetitlesuggests,so

dodeepancestralconnectionsand

rebirth.It hasa newlyreflectivetone,

withstringsanddreamy,psych-folk

keysreplacinggnarlyguitar,while

Larrabee’sdeliciouslylanguorous

voiceis thesongs’focus.Standouts

arethesensual“Longing”andthe

titletrack,wherea tribalbeatpattern

andkeys-shadowedvocalsremind

usthat“wildplacesmoveuscloserto

consciouskinship”.SHARON O’CONNELL

SINKANE

Dépaysé

LABEL

7/10

Americansofthediaspora tell

an immigrant’s story

It’sa harshtimein

theUnitedStates,

andespeciallyso

forimmigrants,

peopleofcolourand

othermarginalised

communities.Ratherthanhidefrom

thisoppressiveclimateandthepain

andfrustrationit causes,Ahmed

Gallab– theSudanese-American

frontmanofthejammy,globally

mindedcollectiveSinkane– decided

tosetthesefeelingstomusic.With

a bandofAmericansfromacross

theinternationaldiaspora,Gallab

describesthemultifacetedexperiences

ofthosewho’velefttheirhome

countries.“Whenyouleavewhere

you’refrom/Youopenyourselfup,”

hesingson“Everybody”,a rhythmic

anthemthatlooselydrawsupon

Nigerianfunk.ThoughDépaysé’s

lyricsareoftenweighty,themusic

is energeticandraw,a contrastthat

speakstotheimmigrant’s experience

writlarge.ERINOSMON

SLOWTHAI

NothingGreatAbout Britain

TRUEPANTHER/METHOD

7/10

State-of-the-nationaddress

from rising rapfirebrand

Slowthai,born

TyronFrampton,is

anoutsider– both

geographically(he

hailsfromtheEast

Midlandstownof

Northampton)andinsound.Histake

onhip-hopbypassesmodernstyles

likegrimeordrill,optinginsteadfor

a grittyandpersonalstylethat

dwellsonpoverty,addictionandthe

hypocrisyofthesystem.There’sa raw,

punkyenergyhere,bestseenonthe

MuraMasa-produced“Doorman”.But

whilesomemomentsfeelcontrived

towinheadlines– ina skitonthe

titletrack,MeghanMarklecallsthe

Queena “cunt” – it’sthestoriesof

grindunderdourcircumstance,such

as“GrowUp”featuringBirmingham

MCJaykae,thatshine the brightest.

LOUIS PATTISON

34 • UNCUT • JULY 2019

SheKeeps

Bees:songs

oflossand

rebirth

Maneman:

Chris

Robinson

livewith

theCRB

in 2018

MAGGIEDAvIS, GOnzALES PHOTO/TERJE DOKKEn/PYMCA/AvALOn/UIG vIA GETTY IMAGES

THEBLACK

CROWES

ShakeYour

MoneyMaker

DEFAMERICAN, 1990

Thedebutfrom

RobinsonandguitaristbrotherRich

turnedbacktheclocktovintage

raunchandswaggeringboogie

notheardsincetheheydayofthe

StonesandFaces.Songssuchas

“JealousAgain”,“TwiceAsHard”,

a stonkingcoverofOtisRedding’s

“HardToHandle”andtheacoustic

ballad“SheTalksToAngels”saw

the LP notch five million sales.8/10

CHRIS

ROBINSON

& NEW

EARTHMUD

ThisMagnificent

DistanceVECTOR, 2004

ThesecondalbumunderRobinson’s

newEarthMudbannercrackles

withanenergylacedwithromantic,

evocativesongwriting.Sungin his

passionatetrademarkhowl,his

visionofanall-encompassing

Americanatakesin blues,folk,

country,Southernsoul,riffsand

psychona setthatrollseffortlessly

while rocking as hard as hell.8/10

CHRIS

ROBINSON

BROTHERHOOD

BigMoonRitual

SILVERARROW, 2012

Evenbeforethe

Crowesplayedtheirfinalliveshowsin

2013,RobinsonhadmadetheCRBhis

primaryvehicle.SixstudioLPshave

followedin sevenyears,commencing

withthisgemthat– likea 21st-century

Allmans– smartlybalancesjam-band

loosenessonthe12-minute“Tulsa

Yesterday”withtighter,eloquent

songwritingsuchasthelovely“100

Days Of Rain”.8/10NIGEL WILLIAMSON

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CHRIS ROBINSON

From vintage boogie to hard rock jams