MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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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
Trupa Trupa
B FLAT A
Glitterbeat
★★★★★
THE quartet from Gdansk has received much acclaim for their remarkable innovation and intelligent exploration of rock’s hinterland. TT’s mastery of instruments and groundbreaking arrangements continue to conjure spellbinding scapes.
Their minimalist, acerbic lyrics explore “the wasteland of human nature where hatred and genocide are not just distant reverberations of Central European history but still resonate in contemporary reality,” states guitarist and lead singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski.
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