Albums

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

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

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U.S. Girls ★★★★ Scratch It 4AD. CD/DL/LP ...

Recorded in George Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers album reimagines the quiet Beatle’s best moments – and finally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song…

Tracks II: The Lost Albums SONY