MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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Album reviews with Tony Burke: May 13, 2024
Scotland's finest, hippie memorabilia and the best Americana of 2024 so far: reviews of Jack Bruce, Music from Laurel Canyon, and Dylan LeBlanc
New releases from Mountain, Soul Asylum and Michael McDermott
ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
Jack Bruce
Smiles & Grins — The Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001
(Esoteric Box Set)
★★★★★
FEATURING BBC radio and TV appearances from Jack’s post Cream period, the extent of his songwriting and musicianship is breathtaking.
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