Ex-superstar mainman joe mcalinden goes it alone

The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

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.”

Thirty years ago, Marillion released their final album on EMI, their first not to reach the UK Top 10. Afraid Of Sunlight has since been hailed as one of the band’s greatest recordings, but tragedy lay at its heart, even though it kickstarted their career as one of the most successful independent groups. The band recall the challenging times that threatened their career and, at times, their sanity.

Leader of north Wales rockers The Alarm and beyond, Mike Peters left us on April 29.

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

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