“don’t sell out and don’t be an asshole”

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

PROLIFIC SONGWRITER BOB Mould is a reluctant generational icon. Sure, he’s proud of his musical accomplishments and realizes he has been a major inspiration for a wide range of mainstream acts, includ

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

To celebrate the imminent arrival of Tracks II: The Lost Albums , Uncut takes a revelatory trip inside the archives of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . There, we piece together the stories behind an unexpected and expansive alternate discography not even the most devout Bruce fans could have imagined – from garage sessions and solo experiments to film soundtracks, pared-down dustbowl dramas, Vegas swing and more. “If you want to understand how Springsteen works creatively, he’s never shown you more of his cards than he does here,” one collaborator confides to Peter Watts

Looks Like Rain (reissue, 1969) FAT POSSUM 9/10

WHEN TY SEGALL and collaborator Matt Yoka started writing the lyrics to the former’s new and 17th solo album, Possession, the pair set off to present a series of “quintessentially American stories.” T