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The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, “hopefully there will be some surprises”.

Celine Dion, a tree made of coat hangers, Crufts… Thirty years after the startling experiments of Tilt defined SCOTT WALKER ’ s latter-day career, his collaborators reveal all about the idiosyncratic working practices that took him from teen idol to avant-garde hero. “It was almost like a rejection of his past,” one eyewitness tells Rob Hughes. “Almost like anti-music.”

Four years on from the acclaimed Ding Dong. You’re Dead , the Hedvig Mollestad Trio make an inspired return with new album Bees In The Bonnet – buzzing with energy, riffs and bold statements, whether musical or political. Their intrepid leader talks to Prog about why songwriting is like speed dating, unlikely inspiration from Texas, taking risks and the rewards of play.

Tracks II: The Lost Albums SONY

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage