Kieran hebden and william tyler unite and channel ’80s country

The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most

SEEMINGLY OUT OF nowhere, the Darkness swooped out of Suffolk, England, and onto the international music scene in 2003 with their high-voltage debut, Permission to Land. At a time when hipster bands i

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

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

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