Mike Patton and the Avett Brothers join forces to create a work of immense beauty.

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My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow

Finding poignancy in the dread and dislocation of modern living, London four-piece DRY CLEANING have garnered admirers including Nick Cave, Grace Jones and Jeff Tweedy. As new album Secret Love refines their nervy post-punk sprechgesang, the band set their sights on new targets. “Art and humour are our main weapon,” they tell Stephen Troussé

From The Bottom Of An Old Grandfather Clock (reissue, 2004) DEAD OCEANS

Inside the US singer-songwriter’s path from early DIY explorations to modern country-folk force