Uncut Playlist

On the stereo this month...

KURT VILE

Back To Moon Beach VERVE “One day I’ll get my shit together…” But thankfully not in time for this sprawling nine-song “EP” involving Wilco covers, Tom Petty tributes and a Bob Dylan Christmas song.

LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE

“Kuma Fo (What They Say)”

REAL WORLD

The West African supergroup welcomes new members Alvie Bitemo (Congobrazzaville) and Dobet Gnahoré (Côte d’ivoire), as well as a sharp, futuristic sound courtesy of Jacknife Lee.

MARRY WATERSON & ADRIAN CROWLEY

Cuckoo Storm ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT English and Irish folk royalty combine for a series of evocative duets and rum tales, not unlike James Yorkston’s recent album with Nina Persson.

JULES REIDY

Trances SHELTER PRESS

As recommended to us by Oren Ambarchi, Reidy’s shimmering drones and hexaphonic guitar patterns will reshape your brain.

JOZEF VAN WISSEM

The Night Dwells In The Day INCUNABULUM

Doom-folk, you say? The Dutch lutenist has been blending the ancient with the apocalyptic for decades now, and this LP may be his most direct, spellbinding work.

SUSS & ANDREW TUTTLE

“Rising” LONGFORM EDITIONS

Ambient Americana stalwarts team up with Brisbane banjoist for 27 minutes of levitating bliss.

LAGOS THUGS

Chaos TANGENTIAL MUSIC

Neither thuggish nor chaotic, this impressively slinky 12-piece Afrobeat combo have been given the seal of approval by both Seun Kuti and Egypt 80’s Muyiwa Kunnuji.

CABANE

Brulée CABANE RECORDS

Second album of urbane chamber-folk from well-connected Belgian Jean Henri. This time, Kate Stables and Tunng’s Sam Genders handle the vocals, Sean O’hagan the strings.

ARTO LINDSAY

I Had A Fever When EDITION DUR

Typically esoteric set from the no wave veteran, encompassing everything from skittering electro-samba to desolate acoustic songwriting to disorientating noise.

NUSANTARA BEAT

“Kota Bandung” BONGO JOE / LAMUNAI Amsterdam collective who are doing for Indonesian grooves what Altın Gün (they share a member) did for Turkish psych.