Various artists now 12” 80s: 1985 part one/ now yearbook ‘97 now ★★★★☆/★★★★☆

Often dismissed as some form of flimsy lightweight buffer between glam and punk, 1976 was in reality a much stranger and stronger 12 months than its reputation suggests. A hot year of pop, soul and di

Rather gear collection of punky outsider artists’ BBC work recorded between 1978 and 1980.

01 Fleetwood Mac close their Tusk world tour with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Guitarist Lindsay Buckingham tells the crowd: “This is our last show for a long time.” 05 On his Hotter Than July

The newly reconfigured band throw open the doors on an expansive sixth album. By Victoria Segal. Illustration by Quinton Winter.

EMERGING FROM THE BAGGY SCENE IN THE EARLY 90S, THE CHARLATANS OUTLASTED MANY OF THEIR PEERS THANKS TO A CONSTANT EVOLUTION OF THEIR SOUND − A JOURNEY THAT CONTINUES WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR 14TH STU

“Words don’t make sense/Words won’t make it right” ...