PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Solo splendour
In something of a vintage year, releases by two very individual artists stand out for Attila the Stockbroker
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Loads of great debut recordings around at the moment, and my joint albums of the year are two fine examples, solo offerings from two generations inspired by punk.
Steve Drewett gained a lot of respect for his work with seminal 1980s cult punk heroes Newtown Neurotics, so in one sense his solo album Jenga Society (Cruel Binary), his first new release for 26 years, isn’t a debut album at all.
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SUSAN DARLINGTON swoons in the presence of a magnetic frontman
WILL STONE applauds a comprehensive survey of love in its many moods and musical forms
Fiery words from the Bard in Blackpool and Edinburgh, and Evidence Based Punk Rock from The Protest Family