New releases from Old Spot, Chris Marksberry, and Clementine Lovell

STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error

DIANE WATT argues that while evidence of sex is not there, a 16th‑century lesbian poet could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack

JAN WOOLF relishes an extensive history of our long relationship to trees in Britain that underlines the current emergency

RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself

MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock

The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum

ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity,  Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London

 MARIA DUARTE admires the scale of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer

By Clive Branson

KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession

CHRIS SEARLE urges you to listen to two new albums by the US Indian pianist VIJAY IYER