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ASK MOJO wo putedottine most ‘euilish musicalhoaxes? HELLO GOODBYE teyhas instantsuecess, buteven the righteous sounds coulde’tpreventdlssolution John McLaughlin recals Mahavishnu Orchestra'supsanddavns MARK LANEGAN oosperabie voice master collaborator memoiistandsolo witness MarkLanegan tragically left uslast month MOJOremembersa unique talent TAJ MAHAL AND RY COODER backvinenthebives were crossing over two bandmates bowed downto Sonny TerryandBrowmie McGhee. Now, almost {Oyearson Taj andy take their places and pay tribute with new team-upalbum Get On Board SIGUR ROS they haven'trcleasedan iPsince2013and werentntendingto Bt now elds masters ofelementa post rock faveanew albumin preparation show dd they gethere Anim studioreportfinds out, LES RALLIZES DENUDES (Coulda band beany more mythicthan Japan's es Ralizes Dénudés, group sointenton not sling outthey only manageda handfulof releasessince forming in 1967? Now there's new officil activity, but what's realy going on? KEITH RICHARDS overaiitve recordslltheyearsandallthelong.iong nights, what record really changed Ket sie? YYouthavetareadontoind out, Pus! Whatthe Stonesare planning next eres MOJO FILTER 84 NEW ALBUMS horace andy rocks, plus Kurt Vil, WetLegandFontaines DC 98 REISSUES Pavement’ssnansong revsited plus Branko Matajaand Brian Auge. 110 BOOKS wartnavainwrightscancis memoir plusthemessy story of Grebo. 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Pater etn Soe aa Pepe ery Patras reer tog PT presser en een Peer eerie ferred ead Pe aa ony otro ‘relative newcomer tothe peeareie) sia ees peer eee See reeet areata cre nnT Pea ee ee Eshaactrrareenc Parrett on erga a nen renee na Peer te Pe us roma yee orieeremarer ety Henry And June was the rst band GT ene eet Pore mannii Soledad Brothers end on recent Jack White sessions) The Toledo rere ueepertruat reenter from 1996 covered by The White Breen an oe Peles tr iliora ater ee Liste es eer Per LON Saale naan Jack White's range of influences shows no sign of {getting any narrower. In fact, studying the credits for his forthcoming Fear Of The Dawn, the guests and samples are more diverse than ever: Q-Tip and Cab Reet ced Denison. What might appear random eclecticism in the hands. Pea eau es White such a potent connector to the great music of the past. oR nC De ua Pe Eee Lee without being deferential to it. Hence this latest MOJO CD, compiled with the help of White's Third Man label, draws together the original versions of 14 songs that have been Pare ae ea ea me eet POL ee ea eau ene er oe Pee mee eee eee listen out for areal Jack rarity, as he finds wisdom in the Dylan Sen Tees Pye) 7. CABCALLOWAY —_8 OTIS REDDING. Peavy Bacay Rd Cons er ea Gt ere ene cm LLL oere caterer ee eet ee eee ene eee) cer eae er ce a rn ee Cac ene errent Tt ES ia eece on Pr ee ee Der cote aL ere cc ee een eet aD coe Socorro mmm ee IPE DP Pieris aia Prorat ee ro nt mene eed Ear ened ST Ue ae eel ee rec eee Pere) Perea ee er es ee as Cera eras Johnson tune, Phonograph Perrys er Ma ee eT Crea eren ren ieee Pattie mee ccd ‘ey Baer, Oa eding are ee concen hee ee Sra eesti “HANDING THINGS OFF TO THE NEXT Sel eee 14 JACK WHITE Seat Preorcrh pacar Se a eid er Srl tito gael ented eevee ta daa See, fears Freer ea Se ce eieteeie, Bees aes ee a THE MOJO retooled as Three Women for Pre apr ee aka Peper ea mere neha EXCLUSIVE ae BECINS PACE 70 JACK WHITE C 2774 & 28 JUNE, 2022 FEAR OF Te DAWN SEE bry et DADDY'S HOME WORLD TOUR June 28, 2022 Usher Hall Edinburgh, UK June 29, 2022 Eventim Apollo London, UK ‘metropolismasiccom pelpreseniscom, Avestvincentcom oF atoll Tamara Lindeman srooving ta? dune Tabor love her voce and havea real soft spot for British ses {elk music Also, Eau De Bonjouro by Bernice» foronto band. They ring thisjoyand relly am dravn to. that And Theo Parrish Detroit What, if push comesto shove, is your sllime favourite album? Pink Cty by Jenifer Castle. think shetappedinta something eternal wth that record. The added cimen now and cae about dzepene the artformein a beautul way, What musicare you currently grooving to? ve been having fun with Amazon virtual assistant] Alexa, asking her to play are stuff ike Duane Eddy’ {wonderful Theme For Moon Children, You say, ‘Alexa, play Southern Man by Neil Young” and thereit instantly. sabitadeetve, lke a drug, What, if push comes to shove, is your alltime favourite album? Probably Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Sings Newman It’s precious in the ‘most postive sense ofthe wor. What was thefirstrecord you ever ought, and where did you buy It? portowed a dolar bil from my father and drove about 20 miles from Laverne, Oklahoma to Beaver, Oklahoma to buy a single Fd heard on the radio by Glen Campbell calied ‘Turn Around, Look At Me What musician, other than your self, have you ever wanted to be? Tmnot an envious person, but who ww 8 4 we EN What was the first record you ever bought? And wheredid you buy it? ff The Vattby the Canadian artist Loreena MekKennite who's sort of like Borderie New Age ret Ta itl kid my family hast {ota vanthat had 9 D-paye nd that was what! wanted tobuy with Imyaliowance, m assuming from Tike, HV or something totaly Which musician, other than your ‘aif have you ever wanted to would have been amazing to bea ‘musian inthe 60s but there's no particular muscion want tobe What do you sing in the shower? ‘Ann Womack’ There’ More hotaffensive, cunning ina way that Treaiyike county tobe Whats your favourite Saturday right record? Probably soul ~ Curis Maye The impressions, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinton Ido actly Took orwardto being able tobe ‘utin the word again with ends, Taughing an, you now, dancing! ‘nyo Nathan Salsburg's records Realy beautiful thinking muse peacefel mind must ideal [oak read The New Yorker st somewhere Inthe window we song TOMY Kathy Valentine What musicare you currently grooving to? lstening session the other day and played new or semlnew tacks om Silk Sonic Bully The Beaches anc What if push comesto shove, is your alltime favourite album? Kind Of8lue, Miles Dave My gate way record to azz the one that, ‘made all werk forme that made Ta for many years inthe'905 and t wae that same heart-acing ete Feeling got when was discovering rockenoll- twas amazing to beso ‘What was the frst record you ever Bought? And where did you buy t? Asakid and adolescent was Dbsessed with Herb Alpert @The Tijuana Brass and The Beatles and the Top40dont remember my fst "Single which al bought for years slg with my fit album, Jimmy Webb wouldn't want tobe Paul McCartney? Hehas the most beautiful choirboy ‘voice, lus he can holler when he needs to sing rocknroll and he has this wonderful songwating gf What do youssing inthe shower? Nessun Dorma, Nothing will doin the shower Buta goad italian ari. What is your favourite Saturday night record? Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. (Or maybe some Miles Davis, sketches (Spain or Bith OFThe Coo ‘And your Sunday morning record? "have trouble getting up early, but when Ido eventually getup, iiplay A Vaughan Willams Hymnal by Ralph Vaughan Williams, sung by The Choir OF Trinity College, cambridge. His music was my constant compan jon when got sober My father vasa Baptist minister, so hymns feel ight, tame ona Sunday, stil, Jimmy tour the UR ond reland ay 27= have bought atthe fist shopping malin Austin at Dis Records fm fore got tsa seem cooler than Iwas. Probably my fend’ big brothers and sisters hat Self have you ever wanted Jimi Hendrix No needa elaborate, ‘Whatdo yousingin the shower? Weilsady could be od TV show ‘operaina fake accent But ately ve been stuckon (Faces Ooh a ‘Whatis your favourite Saturday night record? ‘Oh ithas to beget down mesic Probably an oldschool unk playlist ‘ith Oho Players, ley Brothers, P-Funk, Commodores. James Brown, Maceo Parker [And your Sunday morning record? Some Toots And The Maytals or Bob Marley, to get some chil sblshedy anton MO}O 9 OT Soin tM Soe ee eatery MAY 2022 CP eens Creme i rays armen CcA Toes ee ely ry) rere cree) Menorca ran Prag Riis Coat ra TT ST eRe aac LET IT BE AUsys) one AO7UY == ANALOGUES NOVEMBER 2022 TMON 6A ee ee een ere] Pee ere mE ee STR ee ea em TE Cer ea a ea MONDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2022 perce THE LONDON PALLADIUM Se ES) mc a) MOJO 24-280valRosd London Wi 707 bavermedacouk Subserberqueriesbavere ‘subscription cau Generale maltmojoe Webster mojoamesiccom ttor John Mulvey SenlorEditor DannyEcclston Antealtor MarkWagstat| joduction Editor ‘AssocateEltor (Reviews) sennyBilley Associate itor (News) lantern Deputy Art Editor jiGentleman | Picture Editor MattTuner Senior Associate Editor “andre Male Contributing Editors Pal alexander, Keith cameron, Sylviesimmons ann agaat ob hisewond jabra conan forse (Giron Sephen oy. Amongthsmonths con tomatoe. Phippeinn Gowda Theories, rants, etc. MOJO welcomes correspondence for publication. E-mail to: mojoreaders@bauermedia.co.uk THERE’S A STRIKING MOMENT AT THE end of Jack White’s new album, Fear Of The Dawn. “This is the real me,” he sings plaintively in Shedding My Velvet. “I’m not as bad as I was/But I’m not as good as {can be.” For those of us who may have been unheathily fixated on Whites long jug between honesty and artifice, it marks the cerything I'm doing right now,” he tells us this month, start ofa new era. “ Sig all rebirth.” A great time, then, to catch up with this most compelling of modern artists. For this issue of MOJO, White gave us. unparalleled access to his domain and processes. If you've seen the video for Fear Of The Dawn, it was even worked on by our writer, Grayson Haver Currin, as part of his interview with Jack. There are stories of Bowie, P sun, about turning your back on negative Beyoncé and staring into the ince, the Stones, energy: “Can you be an artist in a stable place?” White ponders. Fear Of The Dawn, and this month's cover story, make the answer to that question pretty self-evident. But are we sure that’s his real hair colour? JAW VEY, EDITOR JOHN MUL I can tell you this: it is important — vitally As Willie "Pops Mitchell's grandson and co-owner ofthe legendary Royal Stios, my family and T appreciate the sentiment that went into Bob Mches anicle [MOJO 340] on the making of Al Green's Let's Sty Toyeter. However, there isa glaring error in the piece that needs to be corrected The story claims that “As was the case with Lets Stay Together, Mitchell often took Greets singles {across town to mis at John Fry's Ardent Studios.” None of Al Greens classe singles were ever mixed at Ardent. The only Al Green project worked on at Ardent caring that time was some vocal overdubs for the Green fs Blues album, In regard to Let's Stay Together, Wile’ laughter my aunt Yoon, was here at Royal Studios ‘with him when he mixed the track an albura. Pops tok me penonlly that he and Yeonne stayed up for thre days and nights 5 he worked on the mi ‘one corroborates ths story as she was his tape cop forthe sesion Further, this is abo confirmed by the musicians that played on the albu, inch the surviving members of Hi Rhythm (among them, s, Chas Hodges and Archie Hubbie ort Wile Mita produced Leroy Hod Turner) I ‘enginceredl and mixed every classic Al Green single nd alla here at Royal Stdion (On the La’ Say Toe memory is that Pops constantly sobbed daring the mixing of How Can You Mend A Broken Heart as it was the most emotional song to him, When the album was finally mixed, he went ouside in the sunlight and cried tears of joy because he knew he had completed a masterpiece. Thanks for correcting that and setting the record straight. 00" Mitchel, Roya Sead album, one notable Lawrence Menphis We're a long way from home ‘Your mention of the Flower Favelin’ Band in your ts atile [MOJO 359) brought back a clistant memory ofthe band’s concert at my high school in Scarborough, Ontario in 1971-72, They had come to the attention of local heroes Lighthouse ashe the later played Expo 70 in Tokyo: ie was ste they come to Canada, and they did ater venga uhh bene lal PA spl for Mie fwal hme cen he it rel od aed ‘ver saw live (twas an act concer in the school auditorium, too, not a dance in the gym). I remember 4 bunch of us being up on-stage atthe end oftheir set as wel, My next show? The Stones in "72, Tan Mitchel, Osha, Ontario > Mojo 14 First off many thanks for mentioning The Wackers and their Wackering Heights album in 1971 [Naggets. Such a grext band tht unfortunately got swept under the rug. Seeing that you mentioned fabness, ll put forward the sel-tild album by Parish & Gursit, prodiaced by some guy named George Martin. Start with a litle Beatles, ad some CSN and a dase of themsches, shake and sti. Wonderuliess enses Glenn Christensen, Gunes, Minos All of a sudden you know a whole damn lot about submarines Led the piece on Pink Flay's Echoes [MOJO 340). tha aays been a great fivourte ever since hearing that Hist won ping from Rick Wight You hada pice on longer song, and there ae fer opus that are close to that edge ~ mostly by Yea The Gates OF Dei from Reler and Riel from Tas Fom Tperaphic Ocans both 20 minutes, Theres Pla rom Tangerine Drea at 22:23 ming but it some ofthe modern proses who eras he 23:25 barr Prep Tree with The Sy Mocs Sideway at 3443, an the cer pro Drea Theater with Ocawarun, which men at 2400, More bang for your buck ch Yours with not mach ont cleary Mae Bloke sa mail All right sir, I'm impressed hauls for he grat bat to Michel Nesmith {MOJO 310} fins tort oon Zor Met Greet wt him on the lat day belo he sto toreheuse for what ct ut be Ns sto Te was very fel ansere ll my questions Tock tthe UK in 2032 al promise to perorm Dow Wit Fr Me, one of ny rite ons perterned se tne hs Monkees tay enone Ahi that inthe current MOJO mone a reer 1968 atu, The Met Ta Wht Sp. reali ths a him sae, Wher Tad Mt ha js sence othe ask me Te “isnt but tas plese ht T manage sek hin Iter ing tan or 35 years Tae copy fo Bosnia chat whieh il ear Tchr eel ton Keyes Rest eas) ‘On hearing of Mike Nesmith’ passing, I was ‘ing to write to you droning on about his totally underrated cool genius and how New Fightr ‘was an absolute Cosmic Cowboy gem, but your excellent coverage means Fcan relax on that front NEWSSTAND PRICES! AND GET MOJO DELIVERED FREE TO YOUR DOOR WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE! 12.010 MOJO cover sine Ise 2! The oye ook out through the wal of time at the MOJO nation fom Monkee Hester, ie Goer sa mal Your cover sory on Michael Neath’ career ‘idhThe Monkoet and aa solo arti was Comprehcnsve and elighening.Borowing 3 phrase Spl to Jobn Lennon, Nez was “the thinking ns Monee . aisle proton (ih Red Rhos on pod Stel of Br Janis exalt 1974 release Le Tumaround-A2d-minuteYouTbe ido docente the somiocscomdoctd Lxford Henze, Cronberg, Suse Gn, Hasin Tn addition 0 the ecordi take note We operate on a first name basis. My first name is Captain. {as prise ther that Questove had any trouble loeating the orginal yersion of Stal! Stout the well Sow ada (MOJO 338), My tverstanng has ava ee tht tere was teected Family Stone veron which Sy hast re recoded not wi hs and, but wih th help of isout theres andi shoukn' be too fel on tena esl as ptf the Epc Hall Of Fame 43 Series ll resued with ge labels in generic Hl OfFame deeves) Duc to some srt a mixup the HOF Cat# 15-2304 (ZSP 1868-2) is actualy the “Andy Peterson, Aurora, Iinois | know how to lie, steal, kidnap, counterfeit, suborn and kill. That’s my job. estate after MOJO Topen up the letters page and havea i moment, Maybe is Bocuse 1 was watching All The President's Men when MOJO 341 arene bb I think T may havea facure in investigative journalism. George Harrison looking magnificent ton the cover, then the eters headlines being its from The Life OF Bran! Handmade Films! By Jab got Keep up the good work — cant believe Blow Away alate make that George Top 301 Gayy Rus, London nelson my doormat that ib Don't Bother Me was not Tas Stones 1 coulda’t help not in George’s 30 best. I gotta be hones and my brother was Beatles when ial kicked off Ibu it was my’ favourite on With The Beate oy King, via e-mail RIGHT NOW! ‘nd you get HOO elered dict to your door See page 26focfll deals... ait oom Sraroneanet rectnrtating Mange esos (ico PLACEBO THE NEW ALBUM - OUT 25 MARCH aX a aT) SRS ee) a) PRE-ORDER NOW AT PLACEBOWORLD.CO.UK Ta C RSD esa Rae ary , ON! © OFTEN HAD Mark Lanegan cheated death it became easy toassume the man was indestructible Unlike Kurt Cobain, Jelfrey Lee Pierce and Layne Staley, friends and rnusical peers, he survived years of brutal drug addiction, Sing Backwards And Weep written atthe behest of Anthony other friend lost to Lanegan had also survived ( id, which in March 2021 Forthree weeks hela in a coma. Only the intervention of his wife Shelley prevented doctors performing an emergens rachcotamy she feared he might love the ability to sing, 1nd thus aso the wilt ive. Yet months later, Lanegan was ‘ischarged, scans revealing healthily functional organs, rormal, post-Covil he widespread! shack atthe statement on February 22; “Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning a his home in Killarney, Ireland.” No cause of death publisher White Rabbit mourned the rtist and author” The tributes paid by musicians 1g John Cale Ps) Masel, Nadine Shah and Warren Ellis attested to Lanegan’ 'o wander the twilight anes of existence. “Mark Lanegan will aways be etched in my heart,” Gale said, “ashe surely touched so many with his Born in 1964 intoa troubled, abusive household, Matk Lane yearsin the eastern Washington town of Ellensburg saw him jailed for petty thelt and drug-dealing, He ‘escaped va Sereaming Trees; band founded by brothers ary Lee and Van C the physically intimidatin ing Tres eventually rent Seattle rock scene ing hal take " parents had empl ancgan to repossess TVs alter 1996 albums or The Hol diction, and et, byprodct ofan abo ct with Kurt Cobain, who wrof Where Did You Sleep Nirvana's Unphy que bites masterple f-made amid the cha 1990s The Winding j Leadbelly covers pr ed Laney Last Ni sit p Staley's death in 2002, by which point Lanegan had ‘completed rehab, thanks to financial help from Courtney Love, and Duff McKagan lending asein Los Angeles, where he recorded sckwards And Weep ends with L an attempt to re-make ‘ofthe fence”, le, clean, Froma RM 8pm which held anes arti rebirth; electro-gothic blues produced by Alain hanes, with guests including PJ. Harvey and Standing On The Edge {ri Mar Lanegen in 9 ForThe oly Ghost nse ander albums joined Greg Dulli as The Gutter Age (his temare ending with a shi fll the wagon, which led him bells ‘Lee’ he made wo albun ith Anglo-LIS downtempo srs Soulsvers nd UK ist Duke Garwooxl; and lent his toice to myriad one-off, including U.N.K.LE. Moby, Dave Gahan, and Martina Topley-Bird, Just before ing Covid, he recorded Blank Dia on Manic Street Preachers 1 hb interviews around lst Decem s Covid memoir Dev In A Coma, he confirmed new music wasn p ‘Scouring Mark Lanegan's work for intmations of his fate fs ftile, because fe was always the gentleman, tough on the tender within, In 2019, 66 ilked about Way To Tomorrows the songhe wrote upon Layne Staley’s passing, with say Tine: “Carey that weight but its too heavy, lord”, How wondered, had Lanegan found the way to tomorrow? ure luck, dude,” he smiled, that infer quiet, calm, and nescapably sad. Mo}O 15 Old Friends, The BI AJ MAHAL, 80 in May, and Ry Cooder, who's just turned 75, ae they st recorded together. “We're nowin the position ofthe guys we liked when we Were the ok-timers Taughs Ts to come fill ercle and creates project like this witha front porch, back porch, relaxed fel like he reinspined by what started ws outin the first place.” He’ talking about the album, recorded in just thre days with Ry's ‘on Joaquin on percussion in Coole Js front row, Get On Board: The Sons Of Sonny ery & ‘We've heen around long ‘showing what first ever duo ne McGhee paystribute toa duo of 3 previous generation, one that lsted 5 yeas, bringing the Predmont bis oftheir native Southeastern USA to the coffee houses and clubs ofthe folk scene, asa white audien dliconered the spe ast si fl from favour among black audiences ‘We were very collegial and could si therefor hours singing Sleepy John Estes, Blind Boy Faller... and Brownie and Sonny recalls Cooder. “We knew them from recor, but then the folk festival scene ‘mushroomed andall these traditional players 16 MOI ues... gu. Las from Santa Monica, the dullest place inthe Sitaix fet away from Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt. “Sonny and Brownie woukl walk through the crowd to the stage af the Ash Grove [famed folk club on LA's Melrose Avent ‘one of them blind, the other rippled, and ust tha walk was a performance. They'd sit ‘on stools and bel tout, You could sty rany with his harmonica technique and Bronte with his there tobe learned ifyou could “Las totaly knocked out by them? Taj enthuses. ‘vere friendly atl approachable, an example tome tho Ifyou werent espectfl Thow 4 did “once or twice between a3” press utar technique —itwas all They were magnificent. They Brownie cou bea ite testy "so shy asa teenager”, Cooler ‘He was friendly aslongas you sldn't push too hard,” he says ‘Brownie had ital ured out 1n°33 he knew the audience that was comin the show for people who didnt to juke joints n't really Know shat blnce was, He went to clocation school to learn how totalk so that white people could understand him, Hee was very smarts he saw the future.” Backin 1964 you'd have been avery smart futurologist to foresee how a smatter- tiny folleblues scenes would soon codlesce to become ab boomed. When his pal alerted Tj, based in Mas T7-year-ol Coast distance was no ‘Thal to meet itm,” sys ‘up tour which took us to Detroit then out 0 California, Ry wa the fist person [looked ‘op. ean stl visualise him, We were on Raubla Vista Road off the Pacific Coast Highway and sa down and played. fe was ‘obvious that this guy heard the msc, not something ike it, not some version; he heard itand made his own music of what he heard, That's what [vas aly looking for” ‘What's more, “he gave me a book about black cowboys, maybe hal falco never saw this on the scree, By m album, that as my image” Tj, Ry and Jesse formed The Rising Sons, mixing foll-bhues and folk rock, and got snapped up by Columbia in the g following’ The Byres’ hit Mr. Tan Man, But it did't work ont, with the alam shelved until 1992, while The Lovin Spoonful cleaned up 0 ‘Cooder contributed to Tas 1968 debut album but thereafter they pursued parallel paths until decades later, Tj got in touch to ‘sish Riya happy birthday, andthe idea of ined shape instruments and took the train down to LA’ recalls Ta. “Every day we played some talked some, and inched back w a place where we could sce something was happening! They needed a project, antl Cooder supplied it The Sonny-Brownle songbook ‘was ideal for an album “that would hang her likeable songs not obscure, played gitar and harmonica, Perfect for us” What next? “We're goingto play two nights in join in San Francisco Ike," says Cooder, ‘doa juke joint thing, not just Brownie anl Sorin, and stomp itdown to the bricks as they se Lee Kincaid achusets to this sdigy on the West ject boys we hire used to sy, Let's sce what we ceanpll off Mat Snow GeO Bo Te Se t on Non TE aa Pere a. nes | THE BOY NAMED IF EX sd RE vEeN aretate er ne PRET NLeteNN Saar esas ne Dn Cae THUR / 23 JUNE / LONDON EVENTIM APOLLO. . § Oe y Tis Saad) 1 MANCHESTER 0 AEM cs ae tienPoo. Mes BAN Re eS TT) it LEEDS FIRST ET ck meg 1 TAG TT Re srr ey ‘_BRMING era a ry 0 2 sUSeOMOVOHTD OT HATRPONT MENA LONDON THE G2 ou GTO CENTRE Ea ons AES AFTER NINE YEARS, RETURN TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING FOR LP EIGHT HALF-HOUR drive from Reykjavik, in the converted swimming pool that was Sigur Rés studio foradecade before their former keyboard player Kjartan Sveinsson took t over the Icelandic post-rock tensembleare buckling down toforge their fist studio album since Kveilurin 2013 twas normal for uso take a break before, fortwo orthree years” reports bassist Georg Holm."Iguessit’s abnormal being nine, but things happened, And maybe we'd Jeff T weedy spedaland mitophon 18 MOIO havebeen furtheralongifitwasn'tforCovid” “Things happened” isan understatement. Wsbeen a tumultuous tmefora band whose majestic postrockission felt more suited to Stargazing than matters on the ground. In 2016, Sigut Rs were charged with tax evasion’ allcharges and fines were repaid ‘whilstciting therraccountant’s"mishandling” of affairs, but were recharged —elandic law allows'double jeopardy’ ~andacquited. Wanting out ofthe country during negotiations their world tour lasted a back-breaking 18 months;on their return, drummer OrriPallDjrason was accused of Sexual assault andlefttheband Singer Guitarist Jonsi moved toLos Angeles, fstensibly to work on his second soo album, but heand Sveinsson decided to write together again, morefor pleasurethan any game plan. But when Holm heard what they dbeen recording, Ithought. ean be partofit*hesays “inital it was nothing todo ith Sigur Rés, but with time t became the obvious way forward, Georg brings somuch energy sys Svensson, who isofciallybackin the fold after nine years’ absence. Thereisasayingin iceland he adds “andi English too, that wehaveitthe ground running.” ‘That sai, the album stil acksa tite song itlesandiyrics,altypicalafterthoughts inSigur R6s- world, Altheylevealisanother forthcoming session at London's Abbey Road torecordorchestralparts (last heardona Sigur R6s recordin 2008), on top of our same elements, the bold guitarand piano and Geora’sfatbass sounds, says Sveinsson, Willtherebe drums? Possibly not” Héim:"idon feel thisrecordis going to be an aggresive one lke Kveikur Forthetime Tack being atleast Due aon a2 Everything seems quite open-ended, Retain! | adds Sveinsson. For example, today We Siantiasen | recorded alot of electronics Inthe end, t Tet | mightbe completely different. Thats very fwd | SigurRos” ‘One thought tha the band are keeping in ‘mindisa favourite saying of ther former producer the late Ken Thomas:"He'd say ‘Musics just moving air reals Helm. 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Hers wasa musical home, “instruments everywhere" Hersiblingsall played too father lack Tuttle, a music teacher {and performer leamed bluegrass as achildin ‘ural linos from his banjo: playing father. ‘Molly's first instrument was the idle." saw my dad playing oneand really wanted toplay,butaftera couple oflessonsidida't 24 MOIO Sm spot once ‘nto aang nme tatiana rn weston In2017 as Tutle was about to Texto | releaseher crowid-funded debut E, SStimthe | thelnternationa Bluegrass Music ime.” | Associaton namedher Guitar qitenieis | Player Of The Year the rst woman Sammae® | toreceivethe award narguablya Isetaantne | vituoso,herbiggestinnuences, Riyeauttn, | She says are Tony Rice Clarence aikwntosn | White, and Davie Ravngs havethe discipline" Shewasfour.at | *[Rawlingsis] really unique, with eight shestarted playing gultar="2 arealy unusual guitar andthe way lotmorefun'-andat Wdidhersrst | S8H5M@6 = | he playittsemotionsland ‘igwiththetamiyatapzzaparour |Site, | captivating. wasinerestedin downthe sree, bluegrass ae Sultar players whofound cool ways standards. loved working out my {guitar solos At 13,she made her recording ‘debut: 2007 album of duets with her dad Called The Old Apple Tree. ‘Thetitl Crooked Tree came from some: thing Tom Waits said that crooked tees live longer than straight ones because umber Jacks don't want to cut them down. Tut's Solo career might fitthat description. “thas been kind of unusual,” she says. After getting ‘accolades for her 2019 full ength solo debut When You'e Ready -alovely album of original felk-Americana-shereleased acoversalbum, ‘But id Rather Be With You (2020) As she points ‘ut, it was lockdown, withthe studios closed {and everything on hold, so she taught herself Profoolsand came up with ahome-made albumof some favourite songs, toaccompany vocalist, because! wanted tobe able to accompany myselfwhen Ising and nat just strumallthe time” Rawlings partner Gillan Welch guests fon Tuttle's new album's congirsong, Side Saddle. "She cameinto the studio and sang andiremembershesmelled really good. She ‘made the whole studio smell good!" Tuttle laughs. "She seems like avery magical person.’ Other guestson thealbum include Margo Price, recent MOJO Rising star Billy Strings, and Tuttle's fiends Old Crow Medicine Show. And, of course, singing with heron the closing song, Grass Valley her father Jack Sylvie Simmons MoliyTtie& Golden Highways Crooked Trees ‘utApil an Nonesuch, THE ROCK’N’ROLL GOSPEL OF SARAH BROWN, VIA STEVIE WONDER, ROXY MUSIC, PINK FLOYD AND SIMPLE MINDS since she was spotted in thelate'805a5 part of London inspirational Gospel CChoit.Thena teenager from Aylesbury, Buck, Brovin found herselfon acareer trajectory to match her skywards voice. To the disapproval fofthe choirmaster she answered acallfrom producer Richard Niles to sing backing vocals for Stevie Wonder."I thought was going to meethim,” she remembers, laughing, "But

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