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THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE ON YOUR RADAR

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

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

Podcasts: from Alan Partridge to Gary Oldman

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