The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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Welcome anniversary from Rab Noakes
The singer-songwriter's celebration of 50 years as a performer demonstrates why he's such a unique talent, says STEPHEN WRIGHT
Rab Noakes
[Alistair Cassidy]
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Rab Noakes
Welcome to Anniversaryville
(Neon Records)
IF IT’S a good dose of self-affirming defiance that you’re looking for, then Rab Noakes’s 20th solo album, with its Johnny-Rotten-esque front-cover artwork, should do the trick. “There’s no stopping now” chorus of the opening track Let The Show Begin sets out the direction of travel for a blistering 17 tracks on what may well be Noakes's finest ever album.
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