Be upstanding – it’s the month’s best country soul, jazz and dub.

1 YOLA DIAMOND STUDDED SHOES

Fresh from playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the forthcoming Elvis biopic, Bristol’s soul evangelist reunites with Dan Auerbach’s Nashville cats. Light-footed!

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2 REBEL CONTROL DON’T LET THEM FOOL YA

That Marley reference won’t be lost on conscious reggae fans, here supplied by Rodigan-endorsed UK collective.

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3 BIRDS OF MAYA BFIOU

Bug-eyed, boulder-smashing ramalam in the Stooges grand tradition, courtesy of Mike Polizze and his reanimated Philly psych thugs. Find it: YouTube

4 ANITA LANE THE WORLD’S A GIRL

As MOJO went to press, we learned of the passing of Birthday Party/Bad Seeds collaborator Anita Lane. A fuller appreciation will appear next issue. Until then, this 1995 Warren Ellis-assisted trip into memory.

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5 JAIMIE BRANCH THEME 001

Immense Miles Davis-esque tonalities from the New York-based trumpet star, live in Zurich, with hyperactive percussionists and an understandably hyped-up crowd.

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6 MARINERO NUESTRA VICTORIA

Lament for a Mexican bakery in SF’s Mission district. A perky Latin arrangement slows down to late-afternoon melancholy. Find it: streaming services

7 JARV IS… SWANKY MODES (DENNIS BOVELL MIX)

A requiem for lost time, via boutiques and casual sex. Bovell’s dubbing adds to the lonely grot. Find it: Bandcamp

8 PETER BRODERICK ALL-BOY ALL-GIRL

From a series of split 7-inches covering Arthur Russell, PB puts a delicate flesh on the bones. Find it: streaming services

9 GIZELLE SMITH KING OF THE MOUNTAIN

Deep funk exploration of Kate Bush’s Aerial centrepiece by UK soul singer Smith, for her father, Four Tops guitarist Joe Louis Smith. Find it: YouTube

10 JIM REID MOTAROLA

From the cancer fundraising covers cassette Train Driver In Eyeliner, which marks late Gun Club/ JAMC/Earl Brutus drummer Nick Sanderson’s 60th birthday: Reid has fuzzy, endlessly-looping visions of flight and inertia, trapped in the car park of his mind.

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