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5 0 A LB U M S

T O

H E A R

B E F O

R E

Y O U

D I E

1 3 M A Y 2 01

6 F R E E E V

E R Y F R I D A Y

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Skeptarsquos album is

reviewed on p28

16 50 records to hear before you dieDave Grohl picks the B-52s Quentin Tarantino picks Bob Dylan

Hayley Williams picks Failure And 47 more

275 38

F E A T U R E S

S E C T I O N S

R E G U L A R S

12 Things We Like14 Whatrsquos On Your Headphones36 Under The Radar 46 Soundtrack Of My Life

110 SOUTHWARK ST

LONDON

SE1 0SU

TEL 020 3148 + Ext

EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Mike Williams PA To Editor-in-Chief Karen Walter (Ext 6864) Deputy Editor Tom Howard (Ext 6866) Digital Editor Charlotte Gunn (Ext 6108)Commissioning Editor Dan Stubbs (Ext 6858) New Music Editor Matt Wilkinson (Ext 6856) Senior News Reporter David Renshaw (Ext 6877) News Reporters Luke Morgan Britton(Ext 6863) Nick Levine Senior Staff Writer Leonie Cooper Staff Writers Jordan Bassett Larry Bartleet Alex Flood Creative Director Simon Freeborough Designer Dani Liqueri (Ext 6884)Pictures Rachel Billings Caroline Jeffrey Production Hub Director Sue Smith Sub-Editors Lola Ayanbunmi Gemma Birss Melissa Harteam Smith Lyndsey Heffernan Holly StoneOnline Producer Jo Weakley (Ext 6909) With help from Dave Botham Steve East Colin Houlson Sean Lynn Julia Newcomb Sam Moore Tom Smith Illustrations Studio Moross

AD VE RT IS IN G Group Advertising Director Romano Sidoli PA To Group Advertising Director Kelly Litten (Ext 2621) Head Of Market Music Andrew Minnis ( Ext 4252)Brand Manager Matthew Chalkley (Ext 6722) Creative Media Manager Benedict Ransley (Ext 6783) Display And Labels Senior Sales Executive Steve Woollett (Ext 2670)Display And Live Senior Sales Executive Freddie Bunn (Ext 2662) Ad Product ion Manage r Barry Skinner (Ext 2538) Head Of Project Management Lizzie Hempshall (Ext 6726)

PUBLISHING Production Operations Director Richard Hill (Ext 5422) Production Manager Tom Jennings (Ext 5448) International Licensing Manager Bianca Hamilton-Foster (Ext 5490)Senior Marketing Executive Charlotte Treadaway (Ext 6779) Publisher Ellie Miles (Ext 6775) General Manager Jo Smalley Group Managing Director Paul Cheal Time Inc CEO Marcus Rich

copy Time Inc (UK) Ltd Reproduction of any material without permission is strict ly forbidden LEGAL STUFF NME is published weekly by Time Inc (UK) Ltd 8th Floor Blue Fin Building 110 Southwark Street London SE1 0SU NOT FOR RESALE All rig hts res erved and repr oducti on witho ut permi ssion s trictl y forbi dden A ll cont ributio ns to NM E must b e origi nal and n ot dupli cated t o othe r publica tions The edi tor res erves the rig ht to sh orten or modif y any l etter or mate rial su bmitte dTime Inc (UK) Ltd or its associated companies reserves the right to reuse any submission in any format or medium Printed by Polestar Sheffield Origination by Rhapsody Distributed by IPC Marketforce copy 2016 Time Inc (UK) Ltd

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ello rsquoVE BANGED ON IN THISolumn a few times about the

enduring power of the album andthis weekrsquos issue gives me licenseto do it again Wersquove rounded up 50of the coolest and most influentialpeople on the planet includingQuentin Tarantino St Vincent

Azealia Banks Chuck D Grimesand Dave Grohl and asked themto pick one album that everyone

should hear before they dieTheir choices are fascinating

There are the classics yoursquod expect

by the likes of Bowie Dr Dre andBlack Sabbath in there but itrsquos thelesser-known choices like JacquesDutroncrsquos self-titled album from1968 picked by Ellie Rowsell fromWolf Alice or Alex Turner going forRainmaker by Michael Chapmanwhich came out a year later thatreally excite me Itrsquos a reminderthat no matter how much timeyou spend absorbing brilliant newmusic or digging for lost gemsfrom the past therersquoll always beamazing records yoursquove neverheard Vinyl sales are at a record

high Beyonceacute is releasing conceptalbums and the LP is here to stayEnjoy the list

MIKE WILLIAMS

Editor-in-Chief

itsmikelike

C O V E R P H

O T O S R E X S H U T T E R S T O C K

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WHAT EVERYONErsquoS TALKING ABOU T THIS WEEK

Moon landingThe ninth Radiohead album is out and the worldrsquos a better place

O Turn to page 29 for NMErsquos

review of lsquoAMSPrsquo

Million-dollar questionsMystery surrounds A Moon Shaped Pool

Why is the tracklisting in

alphabetical order

When Google Play prematurely

made the album available (and

promptly took it down) it was

presumed the alphabetical

tracklisting was a mistake

But no

Why isnrsquot Spectre

on the album

The band released the song

in 2015 after it was rejected as

the theme for the James Bond

film of the same name but itrsquos

not on AMSP

AFTER ALL THE WHISPERINGS

Radioheadrsquos new LP is upon us

Itrsquos a collection of songs that have

existed for a while but never had

proper studio versions ( including

lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo and lsquoIdentikitrsquo)

plus the tracks lsquoDecks DarkrsquolsquoGlass Eyesrsquo lsquoTinker Tailor Soldier

Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar

Man Thiefrsquo The latterrsquos title is taken

from a 1695 nursery rhyme

The London Contemporary

Orchestra provide the orchestration

Fansrsquo reactions have ranged

from tweets such as ldquoitrsquos boring but

Irsquoll probably be obsessed in four

more listensrdquo to YouTube clips of

fans munching pics of Thom Yorke

This can be traced back to a Reddit

sub-thread entitled ldquoTime to settle

this If LP9 is announced OR

released May 6 I will eat a photo ofThom Yorkerdquo Diehards duti fully

took up the challenge

Is this the last

Radiohead album

Some fans reckon so and their

key piece of evidence is the

inclusion of so many old

favourites on it Are the band

tying up some loose ends

Thom Yorke and Jonny

Greenwood tinkering with

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo at La

Fabrique Studios in France

Is it relevant that the

album opens with the

word stay and ends

with the word leave

Radiohead are thinkers

so probably

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50 CENTHersquos just dropped out of

the top five on Forbesrsquo

rappers rich list ndash replaced

by Drake Thatrsquos showbiz

BEYONCEacuteCops protested outside

her show in Texas saying

recent performances had

been lsquoanti-policersquo

K SH

The legally troubled star

is confirmed to play

Diplorsquos US touring festival

Mad Decent Block Party

SKEPTA The grime lord did a mini

UK tour ndash from London to

Glasgow ndash to support ace

new album lsquoKonnichiwarsquo

ACDCrsquos guitarist Angus Young and new temporaryfrontman Axl Rose on theirupcoming European tour

Opie is doing the Guns Nrsquo Roses

tour right now When I read about

Brian I called him to find out if I

could help I didnrsquot even know what

songs I could sing or what their

dates were ndash but Opie had already

thrown my name in the ringrdquo

Did you consider getting a lotof different guest vocalists

ngus ldquoIt was more a case of

lsquoWhat do we dorsquo It was a crisis

and we had to actrdquo

xl ldquoIrsquom hoping to make it through

the first show before I get firedrdquo

Did you consider cancelling

ngus ldquoYou canrsquot call a tour lsquoRock

or Bustrsquo and then go bustrdquo

Itrsquos also not a great time tobreak your foot Axl How is it

xl ldquoItrsquos getting better little by

little ndash itrsquos about halfway there Irsquom

only now starting to put weight on

the front I havenrsquot been walking up

until the last few daysrdquo

Have you got a new chair forthese showsSame chair but a new base It used

to be too high too grandiose Now

itrsquos a little more low key

Of all the songs do you have a

favourite to perform

xl ldquoRight now itrsquos lsquoHells Bellsrsquo

because itrsquos the hardest song Irsquove

How did the first rehearsal go Angus ldquoIt was good Thatrsquos where

you find out straight away if

somethingrsquos going tohelliprdquo

Axl ldquoHow bad somebody sucksrdquo

Did anybody suck Axl ldquoI did but they went lsquoYou

know what Come back next week

and try againrsquo Like a football player

Irsquom watching tapes stuff l ike thatrdquo

How many times had you seen ACDC play live Axl ldquoWe met very early ndash early in

Guns Nrsquo Roses in the first coupleof years ndash at the Forum in LA I met

him [Angus] and Brian backstagerdquo

Angus ldquoIt wasnrsquot in that police

stationrdquo

Axl ldquoThat was the second timerdquo

How long have you been a fan Axl ldquoLike about five minutes

before that No since I was a kidrdquo

And how much did ACDCinfluence Guns Nrsquo Roses Axl ldquoVery much They were a big

influence of Izzy [Stradlin]rsquos and

mine And it was something wehad in common with Slash Slashrsquos

girlfriend made him listen to

ACDC 247 ndash he didnrsquot get to hang

out with her unless he didrdquo

So why did you pick Axl Axl ldquoI paid them a lot of moneyrdquo

Angus ldquoI spent it wellrdquo

Axl ldquoOne of their production guys

Highwayto hell

Go see ACDC with Axl

May 13 Stade VeacutelodromeMarseille France 16

Werchter Site Werchter

Belgium 19 Ernst-Happel

Stadium Vienna Austria

22 Letnany Airport Prague

Czech Republic 26

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Germany 29 Stade De

Suisse Berne Switzerland

June 1 Red Bull Arena

Leipzig Germany 4 The

Stadium Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park London

9 Etihad Stadium

Manchester England12 Ceres Park Aarhus

Denmark

ever had to sing and i trsquos always

a big challenge But I do have a

lot of fun when I get it rightrdquo

Have you nailed it Axl ldquoWell in rehearsals yes

buthellip you never know whorsquos

gonna win lsquotil the race is runrdquo

Whatrsquos your message to the

7000 fans in Belgium who

returned their tickets

Angus ldquoYoursquore going to miss a

great night outrdquo

Axl ldquoI miss them already and I

donrsquot even know themrdquo

Rose with Young at

ACDCrsquos Lisbon gig last

week He replaced

former singer Brian

Johnson who retired

after being diagnosed

with hearing loss

6

Rock or bust

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Skeptarsquos album is

reviewed on p28

16 50 records to hear before you dieDave Grohl picks the B-52s Quentin Tarantino picks Bob Dylan

Hayley Williams picks Failure And 47 more

275 38

F E A T U R E S

S E C T I O N S

R E G U L A R S

12 Things We Like14 Whatrsquos On Your Headphones36 Under The Radar 46 Soundtrack Of My Life

110 SOUTHWARK ST

LONDON

SE1 0SU

TEL 020 3148 + Ext

EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Mike Williams PA To Editor-in-Chief Karen Walter (Ext 6864) Deputy Editor Tom Howard (Ext 6866) Digital Editor Charlotte Gunn (Ext 6108)Commissioning Editor Dan Stubbs (Ext 6858) New Music Editor Matt Wilkinson (Ext 6856) Senior News Reporter David Renshaw (Ext 6877) News Reporters Luke Morgan Britton(Ext 6863) Nick Levine Senior Staff Writer Leonie Cooper Staff Writers Jordan Bassett Larry Bartleet Alex Flood Creative Director Simon Freeborough Designer Dani Liqueri (Ext 6884)Pictures Rachel Billings Caroline Jeffrey Production Hub Director Sue Smith Sub-Editors Lola Ayanbunmi Gemma Birss Melissa Harteam Smith Lyndsey Heffernan Holly StoneOnline Producer Jo Weakley (Ext 6909) With help from Dave Botham Steve East Colin Houlson Sean Lynn Julia Newcomb Sam Moore Tom Smith Illustrations Studio Moross

AD VE RT IS IN G Group Advertising Director Romano Sidoli PA To Group Advertising Director Kelly Litten (Ext 2621) Head Of Market Music Andrew Minnis ( Ext 4252)Brand Manager Matthew Chalkley (Ext 6722) Creative Media Manager Benedict Ransley (Ext 6783) Display And Labels Senior Sales Executive Steve Woollett (Ext 2670)Display And Live Senior Sales Executive Freddie Bunn (Ext 2662) Ad Product ion Manage r Barry Skinner (Ext 2538) Head Of Project Management Lizzie Hempshall (Ext 6726)

PUBLISHING Production Operations Director Richard Hill (Ext 5422) Production Manager Tom Jennings (Ext 5448) International Licensing Manager Bianca Hamilton-Foster (Ext 5490)Senior Marketing Executive Charlotte Treadaway (Ext 6779) Publisher Ellie Miles (Ext 6775) General Manager Jo Smalley Group Managing Director Paul Cheal Time Inc CEO Marcus Rich

copy Time Inc (UK) Ltd Reproduction of any material without permission is strict ly forbidden LEGAL STUFF NME is published weekly by Time Inc (UK) Ltd 8th Floor Blue Fin Building 110 Southwark Street London SE1 0SU NOT FOR RESALE All rig hts res erved and repr oducti on witho ut permi ssion s trictl y forbi dden A ll cont ributio ns to NM E must b e origi nal and n ot dupli cated t o othe r publica tions The edi tor res erves the rig ht to sh orten or modif y any l etter or mate rial su bmitte dTime Inc (UK) Ltd or its associated companies reserves the right to reuse any submission in any format or medium Printed by Polestar Sheffield Origination by Rhapsody Distributed by IPC Marketforce copy 2016 Time Inc (UK) Ltd

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ello rsquoVE BANGED ON IN THISolumn a few times about the

enduring power of the album andthis weekrsquos issue gives me licenseto do it again Wersquove rounded up 50of the coolest and most influentialpeople on the planet includingQuentin Tarantino St Vincent

Azealia Banks Chuck D Grimesand Dave Grohl and asked themto pick one album that everyone

should hear before they dieTheir choices are fascinating

There are the classics yoursquod expect

by the likes of Bowie Dr Dre andBlack Sabbath in there but itrsquos thelesser-known choices like JacquesDutroncrsquos self-titled album from1968 picked by Ellie Rowsell fromWolf Alice or Alex Turner going forRainmaker by Michael Chapmanwhich came out a year later thatreally excite me Itrsquos a reminderthat no matter how much timeyou spend absorbing brilliant newmusic or digging for lost gemsfrom the past therersquoll always beamazing records yoursquove neverheard Vinyl sales are at a record

high Beyonceacute is releasing conceptalbums and the LP is here to stayEnjoy the list

MIKE WILLIAMS

Editor-in-Chief

itsmikelike

C O V E R P H

O T O S R E X S H U T T E R S T O C K

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WHAT EVERYONErsquoS TALKING ABOU T THIS WEEK

Moon landingThe ninth Radiohead album is out and the worldrsquos a better place

O Turn to page 29 for NMErsquos

review of lsquoAMSPrsquo

Million-dollar questionsMystery surrounds A Moon Shaped Pool

Why is the tracklisting in

alphabetical order

When Google Play prematurely

made the album available (and

promptly took it down) it was

presumed the alphabetical

tracklisting was a mistake

But no

Why isnrsquot Spectre

on the album

The band released the song

in 2015 after it was rejected as

the theme for the James Bond

film of the same name but itrsquos

not on AMSP

AFTER ALL THE WHISPERINGS

Radioheadrsquos new LP is upon us

Itrsquos a collection of songs that have

existed for a while but never had

proper studio versions ( including

lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo and lsquoIdentikitrsquo)

plus the tracks lsquoDecks DarkrsquolsquoGlass Eyesrsquo lsquoTinker Tailor Soldier

Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar

Man Thiefrsquo The latterrsquos title is taken

from a 1695 nursery rhyme

The London Contemporary

Orchestra provide the orchestration

Fansrsquo reactions have ranged

from tweets such as ldquoitrsquos boring but

Irsquoll probably be obsessed in four

more listensrdquo to YouTube clips of

fans munching pics of Thom Yorke

This can be traced back to a Reddit

sub-thread entitled ldquoTime to settle

this If LP9 is announced OR

released May 6 I will eat a photo ofThom Yorkerdquo Diehards duti fully

took up the challenge

Is this the last

Radiohead album

Some fans reckon so and their

key piece of evidence is the

inclusion of so many old

favourites on it Are the band

tying up some loose ends

Thom Yorke and Jonny

Greenwood tinkering with

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo at La

Fabrique Studios in France

Is it relevant that the

album opens with the

word stay and ends

with the word leave

Radiohead are thinkers

so probably

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50 CENTHersquos just dropped out of

the top five on Forbesrsquo

rappers rich list ndash replaced

by Drake Thatrsquos showbiz

BEYONCEacuteCops protested outside

her show in Texas saying

recent performances had

been lsquoanti-policersquo

K SH

The legally troubled star

is confirmed to play

Diplorsquos US touring festival

Mad Decent Block Party

SKEPTA The grime lord did a mini

UK tour ndash from London to

Glasgow ndash to support ace

new album lsquoKonnichiwarsquo

ACDCrsquos guitarist Angus Young and new temporaryfrontman Axl Rose on theirupcoming European tour

Opie is doing the Guns Nrsquo Roses

tour right now When I read about

Brian I called him to find out if I

could help I didnrsquot even know what

songs I could sing or what their

dates were ndash but Opie had already

thrown my name in the ringrdquo

Did you consider getting a lotof different guest vocalists

ngus ldquoIt was more a case of

lsquoWhat do we dorsquo It was a crisis

and we had to actrdquo

xl ldquoIrsquom hoping to make it through

the first show before I get firedrdquo

Did you consider cancelling

ngus ldquoYou canrsquot call a tour lsquoRock

or Bustrsquo and then go bustrdquo

Itrsquos also not a great time tobreak your foot Axl How is it

xl ldquoItrsquos getting better little by

little ndash itrsquos about halfway there Irsquom

only now starting to put weight on

the front I havenrsquot been walking up

until the last few daysrdquo

Have you got a new chair forthese showsSame chair but a new base It used

to be too high too grandiose Now

itrsquos a little more low key

Of all the songs do you have a

favourite to perform

xl ldquoRight now itrsquos lsquoHells Bellsrsquo

because itrsquos the hardest song Irsquove

How did the first rehearsal go Angus ldquoIt was good Thatrsquos where

you find out straight away if

somethingrsquos going tohelliprdquo

Axl ldquoHow bad somebody sucksrdquo

Did anybody suck Axl ldquoI did but they went lsquoYou

know what Come back next week

and try againrsquo Like a football player

Irsquom watching tapes stuff l ike thatrdquo

How many times had you seen ACDC play live Axl ldquoWe met very early ndash early in

Guns Nrsquo Roses in the first coupleof years ndash at the Forum in LA I met

him [Angus] and Brian backstagerdquo

Angus ldquoIt wasnrsquot in that police

stationrdquo

Axl ldquoThat was the second timerdquo

How long have you been a fan Axl ldquoLike about five minutes

before that No since I was a kidrdquo

And how much did ACDCinfluence Guns Nrsquo Roses Axl ldquoVery much They were a big

influence of Izzy [Stradlin]rsquos and

mine And it was something wehad in common with Slash Slashrsquos

girlfriend made him listen to

ACDC 247 ndash he didnrsquot get to hang

out with her unless he didrdquo

So why did you pick Axl Axl ldquoI paid them a lot of moneyrdquo

Angus ldquoI spent it wellrdquo

Axl ldquoOne of their production guys

Highwayto hell

Go see ACDC with Axl

May 13 Stade VeacutelodromeMarseille France 16

Werchter Site Werchter

Belgium 19 Ernst-Happel

Stadium Vienna Austria

22 Letnany Airport Prague

Czech Republic 26

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Germany 29 Stade De

Suisse Berne Switzerland

June 1 Red Bull Arena

Leipzig Germany 4 The

Stadium Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park London

9 Etihad Stadium

Manchester England12 Ceres Park Aarhus

Denmark

ever had to sing and i trsquos always

a big challenge But I do have a

lot of fun when I get it rightrdquo

Have you nailed it Axl ldquoWell in rehearsals yes

buthellip you never know whorsquos

gonna win lsquotil the race is runrdquo

Whatrsquos your message to the

7000 fans in Belgium who

returned their tickets

Angus ldquoYoursquore going to miss a

great night outrdquo

Axl ldquoI miss them already and I

donrsquot even know themrdquo

Rose with Young at

ACDCrsquos Lisbon gig last

week He replaced

former singer Brian

Johnson who retired

after being diagnosed

with hearing loss

6

Rock or bust

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T O S G

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T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Skeptarsquos album is

reviewed on p28

16 50 records to hear before you dieDave Grohl picks the B-52s Quentin Tarantino picks Bob Dylan

Hayley Williams picks Failure And 47 more

275 38

F E A T U R E S

S E C T I O N S

R E G U L A R S

12 Things We Like14 Whatrsquos On Your Headphones36 Under The Radar 46 Soundtrack Of My Life

110 SOUTHWARK ST

LONDON

SE1 0SU

TEL 020 3148 + Ext

EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Mike Williams PA To Editor-in-Chief Karen Walter (Ext 6864) Deputy Editor Tom Howard (Ext 6866) Digital Editor Charlotte Gunn (Ext 6108)Commissioning Editor Dan Stubbs (Ext 6858) New Music Editor Matt Wilkinson (Ext 6856) Senior News Reporter David Renshaw (Ext 6877) News Reporters Luke Morgan Britton(Ext 6863) Nick Levine Senior Staff Writer Leonie Cooper Staff Writers Jordan Bassett Larry Bartleet Alex Flood Creative Director Simon Freeborough Designer Dani Liqueri (Ext 6884)Pictures Rachel Billings Caroline Jeffrey Production Hub Director Sue Smith Sub-Editors Lola Ayanbunmi Gemma Birss Melissa Harteam Smith Lyndsey Heffernan Holly StoneOnline Producer Jo Weakley (Ext 6909) With help from Dave Botham Steve East Colin Houlson Sean Lynn Julia Newcomb Sam Moore Tom Smith Illustrations Studio Moross

AD VE RT IS IN G Group Advertising Director Romano Sidoli PA To Group Advertising Director Kelly Litten (Ext 2621) Head Of Market Music Andrew Minnis ( Ext 4252)Brand Manager Matthew Chalkley (Ext 6722) Creative Media Manager Benedict Ransley (Ext 6783) Display And Labels Senior Sales Executive Steve Woollett (Ext 2670)Display And Live Senior Sales Executive Freddie Bunn (Ext 2662) Ad Product ion Manage r Barry Skinner (Ext 2538) Head Of Project Management Lizzie Hempshall (Ext 6726)

PUBLISHING Production Operations Director Richard Hill (Ext 5422) Production Manager Tom Jennings (Ext 5448) International Licensing Manager Bianca Hamilton-Foster (Ext 5490)Senior Marketing Executive Charlotte Treadaway (Ext 6779) Publisher Ellie Miles (Ext 6775) General Manager Jo Smalley Group Managing Director Paul Cheal Time Inc CEO Marcus Rich

copy Time Inc (UK) Ltd Reproduction of any material without permission is strict ly forbidden LEGAL STUFF NME is published weekly by Time Inc (UK) Ltd 8th Floor Blue Fin Building 110 Southwark Street London SE1 0SU NOT FOR RESALE All rig hts res erved and repr oducti on witho ut permi ssion s trictl y forbi dden A ll cont ributio ns to NM E must b e origi nal and n ot dupli cated t o othe r publica tions The edi tor res erves the rig ht to sh orten or modif y any l etter or mate rial su bmitte dTime Inc (UK) Ltd or its associated companies reserves the right to reuse any submission in any format or medium Printed by Polestar Sheffield Origination by Rhapsody Distributed by IPC Marketforce copy 2016 Time Inc (UK) Ltd

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If you have a complaint about our e ditorial content you can email us at complaintstimeinccom or write to Complaints Manager Time Inc (UK) Ltd Legal Department Blue Fin Building 110 Southwark Street London SE1 0SU Please provide details of thematerial you are complaining about and explain your complaint by reference to the Editorsrsquo Code We will endeavour to acknowledge your complaint within 5 working days and we aim to correct substantial errors as soon as possible

ello rsquoVE BANGED ON IN THISolumn a few times about the

enduring power of the album andthis weekrsquos issue gives me licenseto do it again Wersquove rounded up 50of the coolest and most influentialpeople on the planet includingQuentin Tarantino St Vincent

Azealia Banks Chuck D Grimesand Dave Grohl and asked themto pick one album that everyone

should hear before they dieTheir choices are fascinating

There are the classics yoursquod expect

by the likes of Bowie Dr Dre andBlack Sabbath in there but itrsquos thelesser-known choices like JacquesDutroncrsquos self-titled album from1968 picked by Ellie Rowsell fromWolf Alice or Alex Turner going forRainmaker by Michael Chapmanwhich came out a year later thatreally excite me Itrsquos a reminderthat no matter how much timeyou spend absorbing brilliant newmusic or digging for lost gemsfrom the past therersquoll always beamazing records yoursquove neverheard Vinyl sales are at a record

high Beyonceacute is releasing conceptalbums and the LP is here to stayEnjoy the list

MIKE WILLIAMS

Editor-in-Chief

itsmikelike

C O V E R P H

O T O S R E X S H U T T E R S T O C K

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WHAT EVERYONErsquoS TALKING ABOU T THIS WEEK

Moon landingThe ninth Radiohead album is out and the worldrsquos a better place

O Turn to page 29 for NMErsquos

review of lsquoAMSPrsquo

Million-dollar questionsMystery surrounds A Moon Shaped Pool

Why is the tracklisting in

alphabetical order

When Google Play prematurely

made the album available (and

promptly took it down) it was

presumed the alphabetical

tracklisting was a mistake

But no

Why isnrsquot Spectre

on the album

The band released the song

in 2015 after it was rejected as

the theme for the James Bond

film of the same name but itrsquos

not on AMSP

AFTER ALL THE WHISPERINGS

Radioheadrsquos new LP is upon us

Itrsquos a collection of songs that have

existed for a while but never had

proper studio versions ( including

lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo and lsquoIdentikitrsquo)

plus the tracks lsquoDecks DarkrsquolsquoGlass Eyesrsquo lsquoTinker Tailor Soldier

Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar

Man Thiefrsquo The latterrsquos title is taken

from a 1695 nursery rhyme

The London Contemporary

Orchestra provide the orchestration

Fansrsquo reactions have ranged

from tweets such as ldquoitrsquos boring but

Irsquoll probably be obsessed in four

more listensrdquo to YouTube clips of

fans munching pics of Thom Yorke

This can be traced back to a Reddit

sub-thread entitled ldquoTime to settle

this If LP9 is announced OR

released May 6 I will eat a photo ofThom Yorkerdquo Diehards duti fully

took up the challenge

Is this the last

Radiohead album

Some fans reckon so and their

key piece of evidence is the

inclusion of so many old

favourites on it Are the band

tying up some loose ends

Thom Yorke and Jonny

Greenwood tinkering with

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo at La

Fabrique Studios in France

Is it relevant that the

album opens with the

word stay and ends

with the word leave

Radiohead are thinkers

so probably

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50 CENTHersquos just dropped out of

the top five on Forbesrsquo

rappers rich list ndash replaced

by Drake Thatrsquos showbiz

BEYONCEacuteCops protested outside

her show in Texas saying

recent performances had

been lsquoanti-policersquo

K SH

The legally troubled star

is confirmed to play

Diplorsquos US touring festival

Mad Decent Block Party

SKEPTA The grime lord did a mini

UK tour ndash from London to

Glasgow ndash to support ace

new album lsquoKonnichiwarsquo

ACDCrsquos guitarist Angus Young and new temporaryfrontman Axl Rose on theirupcoming European tour

Opie is doing the Guns Nrsquo Roses

tour right now When I read about

Brian I called him to find out if I

could help I didnrsquot even know what

songs I could sing or what their

dates were ndash but Opie had already

thrown my name in the ringrdquo

Did you consider getting a lotof different guest vocalists

ngus ldquoIt was more a case of

lsquoWhat do we dorsquo It was a crisis

and we had to actrdquo

xl ldquoIrsquom hoping to make it through

the first show before I get firedrdquo

Did you consider cancelling

ngus ldquoYou canrsquot call a tour lsquoRock

or Bustrsquo and then go bustrdquo

Itrsquos also not a great time tobreak your foot Axl How is it

xl ldquoItrsquos getting better little by

little ndash itrsquos about halfway there Irsquom

only now starting to put weight on

the front I havenrsquot been walking up

until the last few daysrdquo

Have you got a new chair forthese showsSame chair but a new base It used

to be too high too grandiose Now

itrsquos a little more low key

Of all the songs do you have a

favourite to perform

xl ldquoRight now itrsquos lsquoHells Bellsrsquo

because itrsquos the hardest song Irsquove

How did the first rehearsal go Angus ldquoIt was good Thatrsquos where

you find out straight away if

somethingrsquos going tohelliprdquo

Axl ldquoHow bad somebody sucksrdquo

Did anybody suck Axl ldquoI did but they went lsquoYou

know what Come back next week

and try againrsquo Like a football player

Irsquom watching tapes stuff l ike thatrdquo

How many times had you seen ACDC play live Axl ldquoWe met very early ndash early in

Guns Nrsquo Roses in the first coupleof years ndash at the Forum in LA I met

him [Angus] and Brian backstagerdquo

Angus ldquoIt wasnrsquot in that police

stationrdquo

Axl ldquoThat was the second timerdquo

How long have you been a fan Axl ldquoLike about five minutes

before that No since I was a kidrdquo

And how much did ACDCinfluence Guns Nrsquo Roses Axl ldquoVery much They were a big

influence of Izzy [Stradlin]rsquos and

mine And it was something wehad in common with Slash Slashrsquos

girlfriend made him listen to

ACDC 247 ndash he didnrsquot get to hang

out with her unless he didrdquo

So why did you pick Axl Axl ldquoI paid them a lot of moneyrdquo

Angus ldquoI spent it wellrdquo

Axl ldquoOne of their production guys

Highwayto hell

Go see ACDC with Axl

May 13 Stade VeacutelodromeMarseille France 16

Werchter Site Werchter

Belgium 19 Ernst-Happel

Stadium Vienna Austria

22 Letnany Airport Prague

Czech Republic 26

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Germany 29 Stade De

Suisse Berne Switzerland

June 1 Red Bull Arena

Leipzig Germany 4 The

Stadium Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park London

9 Etihad Stadium

Manchester England12 Ceres Park Aarhus

Denmark

ever had to sing and i trsquos always

a big challenge But I do have a

lot of fun when I get it rightrdquo

Have you nailed it Axl ldquoWell in rehearsals yes

buthellip you never know whorsquos

gonna win lsquotil the race is runrdquo

Whatrsquos your message to the

7000 fans in Belgium who

returned their tickets

Angus ldquoYoursquore going to miss a

great night outrdquo

Axl ldquoI miss them already and I

donrsquot even know themrdquo

Rose with Young at

ACDCrsquos Lisbon gig last

week He replaced

former singer Brian

Johnson who retired

after being diagnosed

with hearing loss

6

Rock or bust

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

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N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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WHAT EVERYONErsquoS TALKING ABOU T THIS WEEK

Moon landingThe ninth Radiohead album is out and the worldrsquos a better place

O Turn to page 29 for NMErsquos

review of lsquoAMSPrsquo

Million-dollar questionsMystery surrounds A Moon Shaped Pool

Why is the tracklisting in

alphabetical order

When Google Play prematurely

made the album available (and

promptly took it down) it was

presumed the alphabetical

tracklisting was a mistake

But no

Why isnrsquot Spectre

on the album

The band released the song

in 2015 after it was rejected as

the theme for the James Bond

film of the same name but itrsquos

not on AMSP

AFTER ALL THE WHISPERINGS

Radioheadrsquos new LP is upon us

Itrsquos a collection of songs that have

existed for a while but never had

proper studio versions ( including

lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo and lsquoIdentikitrsquo)

plus the tracks lsquoDecks DarkrsquolsquoGlass Eyesrsquo lsquoTinker Tailor Soldier

Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar

Man Thiefrsquo The latterrsquos title is taken

from a 1695 nursery rhyme

The London Contemporary

Orchestra provide the orchestration

Fansrsquo reactions have ranged

from tweets such as ldquoitrsquos boring but

Irsquoll probably be obsessed in four

more listensrdquo to YouTube clips of

fans munching pics of Thom Yorke

This can be traced back to a Reddit

sub-thread entitled ldquoTime to settle

this If LP9 is announced OR

released May 6 I will eat a photo ofThom Yorkerdquo Diehards duti fully

took up the challenge

Is this the last

Radiohead album

Some fans reckon so and their

key piece of evidence is the

inclusion of so many old

favourites on it Are the band

tying up some loose ends

Thom Yorke and Jonny

Greenwood tinkering with

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo at La

Fabrique Studios in France

Is it relevant that the

album opens with the

word stay and ends

with the word leave

Radiohead are thinkers

so probably

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50 CENTHersquos just dropped out of

the top five on Forbesrsquo

rappers rich list ndash replaced

by Drake Thatrsquos showbiz

BEYONCEacuteCops protested outside

her show in Texas saying

recent performances had

been lsquoanti-policersquo

K SH

The legally troubled star

is confirmed to play

Diplorsquos US touring festival

Mad Decent Block Party

SKEPTA The grime lord did a mini

UK tour ndash from London to

Glasgow ndash to support ace

new album lsquoKonnichiwarsquo

ACDCrsquos guitarist Angus Young and new temporaryfrontman Axl Rose on theirupcoming European tour

Opie is doing the Guns Nrsquo Roses

tour right now When I read about

Brian I called him to find out if I

could help I didnrsquot even know what

songs I could sing or what their

dates were ndash but Opie had already

thrown my name in the ringrdquo

Did you consider getting a lotof different guest vocalists

ngus ldquoIt was more a case of

lsquoWhat do we dorsquo It was a crisis

and we had to actrdquo

xl ldquoIrsquom hoping to make it through

the first show before I get firedrdquo

Did you consider cancelling

ngus ldquoYou canrsquot call a tour lsquoRock

or Bustrsquo and then go bustrdquo

Itrsquos also not a great time tobreak your foot Axl How is it

xl ldquoItrsquos getting better little by

little ndash itrsquos about halfway there Irsquom

only now starting to put weight on

the front I havenrsquot been walking up

until the last few daysrdquo

Have you got a new chair forthese showsSame chair but a new base It used

to be too high too grandiose Now

itrsquos a little more low key

Of all the songs do you have a

favourite to perform

xl ldquoRight now itrsquos lsquoHells Bellsrsquo

because itrsquos the hardest song Irsquove

How did the first rehearsal go Angus ldquoIt was good Thatrsquos where

you find out straight away if

somethingrsquos going tohelliprdquo

Axl ldquoHow bad somebody sucksrdquo

Did anybody suck Axl ldquoI did but they went lsquoYou

know what Come back next week

and try againrsquo Like a football player

Irsquom watching tapes stuff l ike thatrdquo

How many times had you seen ACDC play live Axl ldquoWe met very early ndash early in

Guns Nrsquo Roses in the first coupleof years ndash at the Forum in LA I met

him [Angus] and Brian backstagerdquo

Angus ldquoIt wasnrsquot in that police

stationrdquo

Axl ldquoThat was the second timerdquo

How long have you been a fan Axl ldquoLike about five minutes

before that No since I was a kidrdquo

And how much did ACDCinfluence Guns Nrsquo Roses Axl ldquoVery much They were a big

influence of Izzy [Stradlin]rsquos and

mine And it was something wehad in common with Slash Slashrsquos

girlfriend made him listen to

ACDC 247 ndash he didnrsquot get to hang

out with her unless he didrdquo

So why did you pick Axl Axl ldquoI paid them a lot of moneyrdquo

Angus ldquoI spent it wellrdquo

Axl ldquoOne of their production guys

Highwayto hell

Go see ACDC with Axl

May 13 Stade VeacutelodromeMarseille France 16

Werchter Site Werchter

Belgium 19 Ernst-Happel

Stadium Vienna Austria

22 Letnany Airport Prague

Czech Republic 26

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Germany 29 Stade De

Suisse Berne Switzerland

June 1 Red Bull Arena

Leipzig Germany 4 The

Stadium Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park London

9 Etihad Stadium

Manchester England12 Ceres Park Aarhus

Denmark

ever had to sing and i trsquos always

a big challenge But I do have a

lot of fun when I get it rightrdquo

Have you nailed it Axl ldquoWell in rehearsals yes

buthellip you never know whorsquos

gonna win lsquotil the race is runrdquo

Whatrsquos your message to the

7000 fans in Belgium who

returned their tickets

Angus ldquoYoursquore going to miss a

great night outrdquo

Axl ldquoI miss them already and I

donrsquot even know themrdquo

Rose with Young at

ACDCrsquos Lisbon gig last

week He replaced

former singer Brian

Johnson who retired

after being diagnosed

with hearing loss

6

Rock or bust

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

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N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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WHAT EVERYONErsquoS TALKING ABOU T THIS WEEK

Moon landingThe ninth Radiohead album is out and the worldrsquos a better place

O Turn to page 29 for NMErsquos

review of lsquoAMSPrsquo

Million-dollar questionsMystery surrounds A Moon Shaped Pool

Why is the tracklisting in

alphabetical order

When Google Play prematurely

made the album available (and

promptly took it down) it was

presumed the alphabetical

tracklisting was a mistake

But no

Why isnrsquot Spectre

on the album

The band released the song

in 2015 after it was rejected as

the theme for the James Bond

film of the same name but itrsquos

not on AMSP

AFTER ALL THE WHISPERINGS

Radioheadrsquos new LP is upon us

Itrsquos a collection of songs that have

existed for a while but never had

proper studio versions ( including

lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo and lsquoIdentikitrsquo)

plus the tracks lsquoDecks DarkrsquolsquoGlass Eyesrsquo lsquoTinker Tailor Soldier

Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar

Man Thiefrsquo The latterrsquos title is taken

from a 1695 nursery rhyme

The London Contemporary

Orchestra provide the orchestration

Fansrsquo reactions have ranged

from tweets such as ldquoitrsquos boring but

Irsquoll probably be obsessed in four

more listensrdquo to YouTube clips of

fans munching pics of Thom Yorke

This can be traced back to a Reddit

sub-thread entitled ldquoTime to settle

this If LP9 is announced OR

released May 6 I will eat a photo ofThom Yorkerdquo Diehards duti fully

took up the challenge

Is this the last

Radiohead album

Some fans reckon so and their

key piece of evidence is the

inclusion of so many old

favourites on it Are the band

tying up some loose ends

Thom Yorke and Jonny

Greenwood tinkering with

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo at La

Fabrique Studios in France

Is it relevant that the

album opens with the

word stay and ends

with the word leave

Radiohead are thinkers

so probably

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50 CENTHersquos just dropped out of

the top five on Forbesrsquo

rappers rich list ndash replaced

by Drake Thatrsquos showbiz

BEYONCEacuteCops protested outside

her show in Texas saying

recent performances had

been lsquoanti-policersquo

K SH

The legally troubled star

is confirmed to play

Diplorsquos US touring festival

Mad Decent Block Party

SKEPTA The grime lord did a mini

UK tour ndash from London to

Glasgow ndash to support ace

new album lsquoKonnichiwarsquo

ACDCrsquos guitarist Angus Young and new temporaryfrontman Axl Rose on theirupcoming European tour

Opie is doing the Guns Nrsquo Roses

tour right now When I read about

Brian I called him to find out if I

could help I didnrsquot even know what

songs I could sing or what their

dates were ndash but Opie had already

thrown my name in the ringrdquo

Did you consider getting a lotof different guest vocalists

ngus ldquoIt was more a case of

lsquoWhat do we dorsquo It was a crisis

and we had to actrdquo

xl ldquoIrsquom hoping to make it through

the first show before I get firedrdquo

Did you consider cancelling

ngus ldquoYou canrsquot call a tour lsquoRock

or Bustrsquo and then go bustrdquo

Itrsquos also not a great time tobreak your foot Axl How is it

xl ldquoItrsquos getting better little by

little ndash itrsquos about halfway there Irsquom

only now starting to put weight on

the front I havenrsquot been walking up

until the last few daysrdquo

Have you got a new chair forthese showsSame chair but a new base It used

to be too high too grandiose Now

itrsquos a little more low key

Of all the songs do you have a

favourite to perform

xl ldquoRight now itrsquos lsquoHells Bellsrsquo

because itrsquos the hardest song Irsquove

How did the first rehearsal go Angus ldquoIt was good Thatrsquos where

you find out straight away if

somethingrsquos going tohelliprdquo

Axl ldquoHow bad somebody sucksrdquo

Did anybody suck Axl ldquoI did but they went lsquoYou

know what Come back next week

and try againrsquo Like a football player

Irsquom watching tapes stuff l ike thatrdquo

How many times had you seen ACDC play live Axl ldquoWe met very early ndash early in

Guns Nrsquo Roses in the first coupleof years ndash at the Forum in LA I met

him [Angus] and Brian backstagerdquo

Angus ldquoIt wasnrsquot in that police

stationrdquo

Axl ldquoThat was the second timerdquo

How long have you been a fan Axl ldquoLike about five minutes

before that No since I was a kidrdquo

And how much did ACDCinfluence Guns Nrsquo Roses Axl ldquoVery much They were a big

influence of Izzy [Stradlin]rsquos and

mine And it was something wehad in common with Slash Slashrsquos

girlfriend made him listen to

ACDC 247 ndash he didnrsquot get to hang

out with her unless he didrdquo

So why did you pick Axl Axl ldquoI paid them a lot of moneyrdquo

Angus ldquoI spent it wellrdquo

Axl ldquoOne of their production guys

Highwayto hell

Go see ACDC with Axl

May 13 Stade VeacutelodromeMarseille France 16

Werchter Site Werchter

Belgium 19 Ernst-Happel

Stadium Vienna Austria

22 Letnany Airport Prague

Czech Republic 26

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Germany 29 Stade De

Suisse Berne Switzerland

June 1 Red Bull Arena

Leipzig Germany 4 The

Stadium Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park London

9 Etihad Stadium

Manchester England12 Ceres Park Aarhus

Denmark

ever had to sing and i trsquos always

a big challenge But I do have a

lot of fun when I get it rightrdquo

Have you nailed it Axl ldquoWell in rehearsals yes

buthellip you never know whorsquos

gonna win lsquotil the race is runrdquo

Whatrsquos your message to the

7000 fans in Belgium who

returned their tickets

Angus ldquoYoursquore going to miss a

great night outrdquo

Axl ldquoI miss them already and I

donrsquot even know themrdquo

Rose with Young at

ACDCrsquos Lisbon gig last

week He replaced

former singer Brian

Johnson who retired

after being diagnosed

with hearing loss

6

Rock or bust

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T O S G

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T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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50 CENTHersquos just dropped out of

the top five on Forbesrsquo

rappers rich list ndash replaced

by Drake Thatrsquos showbiz

BEYONCEacuteCops protested outside

her show in Texas saying

recent performances had

been lsquoanti-policersquo

K SH

The legally troubled star

is confirmed to play

Diplorsquos US touring festival

Mad Decent Block Party

SKEPTA The grime lord did a mini

UK tour ndash from London to

Glasgow ndash to support ace

new album lsquoKonnichiwarsquo

ACDCrsquos guitarist Angus Young and new temporaryfrontman Axl Rose on theirupcoming European tour

Opie is doing the Guns Nrsquo Roses

tour right now When I read about

Brian I called him to find out if I

could help I didnrsquot even know what

songs I could sing or what their

dates were ndash but Opie had already

thrown my name in the ringrdquo

Did you consider getting a lotof different guest vocalists

ngus ldquoIt was more a case of

lsquoWhat do we dorsquo It was a crisis

and we had to actrdquo

xl ldquoIrsquom hoping to make it through

the first show before I get firedrdquo

Did you consider cancelling

ngus ldquoYou canrsquot call a tour lsquoRock

or Bustrsquo and then go bustrdquo

Itrsquos also not a great time tobreak your foot Axl How is it

xl ldquoItrsquos getting better little by

little ndash itrsquos about halfway there Irsquom

only now starting to put weight on

the front I havenrsquot been walking up

until the last few daysrdquo

Have you got a new chair forthese showsSame chair but a new base It used

to be too high too grandiose Now

itrsquos a little more low key

Of all the songs do you have a

favourite to perform

xl ldquoRight now itrsquos lsquoHells Bellsrsquo

because itrsquos the hardest song Irsquove

How did the first rehearsal go Angus ldquoIt was good Thatrsquos where

you find out straight away if

somethingrsquos going tohelliprdquo

Axl ldquoHow bad somebody sucksrdquo

Did anybody suck Axl ldquoI did but they went lsquoYou

know what Come back next week

and try againrsquo Like a football player

Irsquom watching tapes stuff l ike thatrdquo

How many times had you seen ACDC play live Axl ldquoWe met very early ndash early in

Guns Nrsquo Roses in the first coupleof years ndash at the Forum in LA I met

him [Angus] and Brian backstagerdquo

Angus ldquoIt wasnrsquot in that police

stationrdquo

Axl ldquoThat was the second timerdquo

How long have you been a fan Axl ldquoLike about five minutes

before that No since I was a kidrdquo

And how much did ACDCinfluence Guns Nrsquo Roses Axl ldquoVery much They were a big

influence of Izzy [Stradlin]rsquos and

mine And it was something wehad in common with Slash Slashrsquos

girlfriend made him listen to

ACDC 247 ndash he didnrsquot get to hang

out with her unless he didrdquo

So why did you pick Axl Axl ldquoI paid them a lot of moneyrdquo

Angus ldquoI spent it wellrdquo

Axl ldquoOne of their production guys

Highwayto hell

Go see ACDC with Axl

May 13 Stade VeacutelodromeMarseille France 16

Werchter Site Werchter

Belgium 19 Ernst-Happel

Stadium Vienna Austria

22 Letnany Airport Prague

Czech Republic 26

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Germany 29 Stade De

Suisse Berne Switzerland

June 1 Red Bull Arena

Leipzig Germany 4 The

Stadium Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park London

9 Etihad Stadium

Manchester England12 Ceres Park Aarhus

Denmark

ever had to sing and i trsquos always

a big challenge But I do have a

lot of fun when I get it rightrdquo

Have you nailed it Axl ldquoWell in rehearsals yes

buthellip you never know whorsquos

gonna win lsquotil the race is runrdquo

Whatrsquos your message to the

7000 fans in Belgium who

returned their tickets

Angus ldquoYoursquore going to miss a

great night outrdquo

Axl ldquoI miss them already and I

donrsquot even know themrdquo

Rose with Young at

ACDCrsquos Lisbon gig last

week He replaced

former singer Brian

Johnson who retired

after being diagnosed

with hearing loss

6

Rock or bust

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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S H O T T H O M A S

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B E N BE

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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B E N BE

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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The soundtrack ndash Greenrsquos ninth

solo album ndash will be released with

the film On the accompanying tour

(various cities May 12-31) the film

will be screened before he takes to

the stage ndash dressed as Aladdin

Green funded the project via

Kickstarter but his wife Yasmin

Dolatabadi ndash who produced it ndash

has vetoed him doing that again

ldquoI used my own money to finish

itrdquo he says ldquoIf a couple of ads

hadnrsquot used Moldy Peaches songs

Irsquod be broke Shersquos told me that

unless I get a backer I canrsquot makeany more films ndash theyrsquore too crazyrdquo

The yearrsquos maddest filmhis crew constructed Aladdinrsquos

sets and props from papier macirccheacute

Lurid and colourful the effect is

like rsquo90s childrenrsquos TV with orgies

and drug-taking ldquoI wanted it to

look like the actors were inside

a real-life cartoonrdquo he says

Aladdin continues Greenrsquos

creative bromance with Culkin

who starred in Greenrsquos debut film

2011rsquos ketamine-fuel led iPhone-

shot curio The Wrong Ferrari They originally met at an Albert

Hammond Jr gig in LA in a lift

alongside Drew Barrymore and

Seth Green (no relation)

ldquoItrsquos near impossible to describe

a film like thisrdquo Culkin tells NME

ldquoI said yes to the script before hersquod

even written it Thatrsquos how much

I like Adam Greenrdquo

The Moldy Peachesrsquo AdamGreen has reimagined theDisney classic Aladdinwith papier macirccheacute andMacauley Culkin

WHEN ADAM GREEN

describes his new film Aladdin

as ldquoa weird projectrdquo thatrsquos an

understatement In the writer

directorstarrsquos reimagining the

lamp is a 3D printer the princess isa reality star and Home Alone icon

Macaulay Culkin gets decapitated

From his home in New York the

one-time member of offbeat duo

Moldy Peaches explains his

four-year labour of love ldquoI loved

watching movies like Fellinirsquos

Casanovardquo he says ldquowhere an

artist takes a myth everybody

knows and puts a crazy spin on itrdquo

Influenced by cult artist Red

Grooms 34-year-old Green and

Adam Green and

co-star Bip Ling in

Aladdin which is

out now

Ling was told to play

the princess as a

Kardashian

Macaulay Culkin

and Arrested

Development rsquos

Alia Shawkat

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T

T

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T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

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trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

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Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

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Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

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pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

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bottle cover wraps

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Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

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pound1049 amazoncouk

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Find more things we like at NMEcom

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Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

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Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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B E N BE

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Hit listWhat do the tunes on Alex Turnerrsquos playlist tell usabout the Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppet

pound509mTaylor Swiftrsquos earnings

in 2015 according to

a new report Lend us

a fiver Tay

100Years before the release

of John Malkovichrsquos

unambiguously titled

100 Years ndash The Movie

You Will Never See

pound13847The suggested worth of

a letter from Kurt Cobain

which its owner Juliana

Hatfield may soon sell

12People in an orchestra

Kanye West hired to

surprise Kim Kardashian

on Motherrsquos Day

A TANTAL IS IN G IN SI GH T IN TO

the mind of Alex Turner arrived last

week when The Last Shadow

Puppets shared on Twitter a

playlist of the music hersquos currently

listening to Why so tantalising

Because Alex Turner is a

mysterious and complex fellow

who hides behind lime-green suits

and increasingly depraved

hairstyles So what do the tunes

say about one of the most talented

musicians of his generation

LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

A gospel-tinged ballad from 1974that features the heart-rending

line ldquoIs this what you wantedTo

live in a house thatrsquos hauntedBy

the ghost of you and merdquo Turner

is no stranger to looking back on a

failed relationship Arctic Monkeysrsquo

lsquoKnee Socksrsquo captures a tender

moment when his girlfriend teams

Alexrsquos ldquo pale blue Lacosterdquo with the

titular item of clothing

What it tells us Hersquos pining

JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

An austere synth track that throbs

and pulsates and stalks the soul

like loneliness itself and the

primary piece of music from John

Carpenterrsquos tense 1976 thriller film

Assault on Precinct 13 Being an

internationally famous rock star

does funny things to the mind

What it tells us Hersquos isolated

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

Leithauser (singer) and Maroon

(guitarist) are members of New

York City indie heroes The

Walkmen and lsquoNew England

Crowsrsquo is an under-the-radar gem

from 2015 Theyrsquore hip theyrsquore

cool theyrsquore underground So are

lesser-known first-wave Bristol

punks Glaxo Babies whose lsquoThis

Is Your Lifersquo is also on the playlist

What it tells us Hersquos still seekingnew sounds

SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particulier

A song taken from the pervy

French croonerrsquos 1971 album

lsquoHistoire de Melody Nelsonrsquo about

a middle-aged man seducing

a teenage girl Elsewhere on the

playlist is lsquoI Want Yoursquo by Marvin

Gaye a song with no hidden

meaning and lsquoIn My Roomrsquo by

Nancy Sinatra These tunes

plus the potent randiness of last

monthrsquos Last Shadow Puppets

album mean only one thing

What it tells us Hersquos horny

Party

anthemsThe playlist in full

1 LEONARD COHEN

Is This What You Wanted

2 MARVIN GAYE

I Want You

3 CAT STEVENS

The Hurt

4 SERGE GAINSBOURG

Lrsquohocirctel Particul ier

5 CONNIE SMITH

Ainrsquot Had No Lovinrsquo

6 NANCY SINATRA

In My Room7 THE STYLE COUNCIL

It Didnrsquot Matter

8 JOHN CARPENTER

Main Title Assault on Precinct 13

9 HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

AND PAUL MAROON

New England Crows

10 GLAXO BABIES

This Is Your Life

11 BENJI HUGHES

Waiting For An Invitation

12 WU-TANG CLAN

I Canrsquot Go To Sleep

0

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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S H O T T H O M A S

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B E N BE

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T

T

Y P

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O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

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B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

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N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Swiss sneaks

K Swissrsquos new Monochrome

collection features their classic

trainer in red white and blue

pound60 kswisscom

Boxing clever

Metallicarsquos debut album gets

the deluxe boxset treatment

pound150 shopvirginemicom

metallica

Rollercoaster ride

Janis Joplinrsquos life is narrated

by Cat Power in powerful doc

Janis Little Girl Blue

pound1599 dogwoofcom

A towering film

All Things Must Pass

documents the emotional rise

and fall of Tower Records

pound799 amazoncouk

Abbey Road originals

Six classic albums have been

remastered at Abbey Road on

180g vinyl

pound25 thesoundofvinylcom

Snap happy

The Impossible Projectrsquos

instant camera the I-1 is a

digitalanalogue hybrid

pound229 impossible-projectcom

Stones in your shoes

Superga have linked with The

Rolling Stonesrsquo Exhibitionism

show to create these kicks

pound60 officecouk

London libation

Super-smooth Our London

vodka is distilled blended and

bottled in Hackney

pound19 boroughwinescouk

Mail-order music

Flying Vinyl send a box of ace

7rdquo singles direct to your door

every month

pound20 flyingvinylcouk

Hello sailor

Sailor Jerry spiced rum gets a

new look with iconic tattoo

bottle cover wraps

pound20 sainsburyscouk

Hey ladies

Rep your fave female rockers

ndash from Joan Jett to Courtney

Love ndash with this brilliant badge

pound2 shoptunnelvisioncom

Fall out

Former member of The Fall

Brix Smith Startrsquos new memoir

is a rockrsquonrsquoroll must-read

pound1049 amazoncouk

THIS WEEKrsquoS OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Find more things we like at NMEcom

Socks appeal

Rihannarsquos latest line of Stance

socks includes these sheer

thigh-high numbers

pound1499 asoscom

Gothic romance

Charli XCXrsquos newest collection

for Boohoo includes this

gothic lace jacket

pound14 boohoocom

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

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ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

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from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

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THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

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T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

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B E N BE

N

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Y

J OR

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H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

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T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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YOUR T OW N YOUR MUS I C YOU R S T Y LE

THIS WEEK

CHLOE PENNEY i28 events organiser

Listening to

COSMO SHELDRAKE

Rich (ft Anndreyah Vargas)

ldquoHersquos a floppy-haired farmer

boy who uses lots of live

nature sounds More people

need to hear himrdquo

Wearing HampM top jacket

and skirt Clarks boots

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoItrsquos a very tweepretty townrdquo

h SAMRUMBELOW51 acting coach

Listening to

BLUR

Tender

ldquoI found it on the Spotify

Discover section Itrsquos on oneof my favourite compilationsrdquo

Wearing Zara jacket

Stetson cap

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoIt still has a unique

rural quality to itrdquo

ldquoGoing toLondon

Itrsquos socloserdquo

COURTNEEOrsquoNEILL i23 waitress

Listening to

AMY WINEHOUSE

Wake Up Alone

ldquoI just love her individuality

She had this stunning voice

which is really hard to find

nowadaysrdquo

Wearing Topshop pinafore

and jumper Walmart

headband

Best thing about St

Albans ldquoI like the history it

still has If you take the time

to look you notice its

stunning architecturerdquo

h IAN HARRIS28 designer

Listening toSUB FOCUS

Airplane

ldquoItrsquos nostalgic for me

because I used to DJ drum

and bass at universityrdquo

Wearing Uniqlo hoodie

Topman jeans Vans trainers

Myrtle Beach hat Tommy

Hilfiger glasses

Best thing about St Albans

ldquoGoing to London It rsquos

so closerdquo

St Albans

4

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

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S H O T T H O M A S

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B E N BE

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T

T

Y P

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O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

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B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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As chosen b the finest

musicians actors authors

and directors in the world

DAVE GROHL Foo Fighters

THE B-52rsquoS

The B-52rsquos (1979)

ldquoThis was the

first thing to

really grab me

Those guitars

Two strings

How cool Those drums

Slap slap slap slap Deadeasy The women looked

like they were from outer

space and everything was

linked in ndash the sleeves the

iconography the clothes

the logo When yoursquore a

kid thatrsquos what yoursquore after

ndash a real unified feel to a

band Their songs were so

easy to learn they got me

into playing really easily

This was the first thing after

Kiss or Rush that totally

absorbed merdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

8

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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ANGUS YOUNG ACDC

THE WHITE ALBUM

The Beatles (1968)

ldquoIrsquoll tell you

a good album

The Beatlesrsquo

lsquoWhite

Albumrsquo

Therersquos a lot of good stuff

on the lsquoWhite Albumrsquo

because thatrsquos when The

Beatles did a little bit of

everything a bit of bluesa bit of rockrsquonrsquorollrdquo

KATE TEMPEST

Rapper and poet

BILL WITHERS

Live at Carnegie Hall

(1973)

ldquoThe songs

he writes

have this

deep passion

and sincerity

but then you hear him

between the songs and

hersquos just chilling Hersquos

so witty I listen to a lot

of lyrical music and BillWithersrsquo lyrics have

no bullsht Itrsquos heart-

wrenching stuff but itrsquos

clear Therersquos a song

called lsquoBetter Off Deadrsquo

where hersquos talking

about having a drinking

problem and shersquos

taken the kids He says

ldquoShersquos better off without

me and Irsquom better off

deadrdquo It ends with a

gunshot Oh my Godrdquo

JOHNNY MARRThe Smiths legend

IGGY AND

THE STOOGES

Raw Power (1973)

ldquoI got it when

I was 15 and

immediately

related to it

I lived on aManchester housing estate

where it seemed like winter

lasted forever But I didnrsquot

mind it being dark when the

soundtrack to those days

was so beautiful and

mysterious Itrsquos more lyrical

and musically innovative

than their other records

without sacrificing any

purity or primal excitement

I interpreted the lyrics as

Iggyrsquos personal street

poetry The atmosphere

was what I drew on forlsquoThe Queen Is Deadrsquo ndash that

beautiful gloomrdquo

RICHARDLINKLATER Boyhood director

FRANK ZAPPA

Joersquos Garage Acts I

II amp III (1987)

ldquoUnlike some

Zappa itrsquos

completely

accessible ndash

it goes from

raunchy to sublimely

beautiful Itrsquos the absolute

spectrum of Zapparsquorsquo

P H O T O S A M Y

B R A M M A L L G E T T Y

I M A G

E S S H A M I L

T A N N A T H E

G U A R D I A N

GRIMESSinger

OUTKAST

Stankonia (2000)

ldquo

I really

njoyed

utKast when

I was a kid

I donrsquot know

why Obviously back then

I wasnrsquot like lsquoOh the

productionrsquos amazingrsquo

or anything itrsquos just that

the whole recordrsquos totally

solid lsquoBOBrsquo is pretty

sweet ndash itrsquos like a rap

drumrsquonrsquobass soundrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

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B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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STEVE ALBINI Nirvana producer

MINUTEMEN

Buzz Or Howl Under The

Influence Of Heat (1983)

ldquoTo say that

Minutemen

influenced

me and

an entire

population of others is like

saying the Civil War had

lsquosome effectrsquo on the slave

trade The only otherthree-piece band to carve

out such a distinctive

path would be Wipers

about whom you limeys

know way too little

for me to help yourdquo

GUS UNGER-HAMILTON

Alt-J

THE VELVET

UNDERGROUND

White LightWhite Heat

(1968)

ldquoThe album

as a whole

has got ahugely varied

sound on

it which I really like ndash I

struggle with things that

sound similar all the way

through And this album

is very avant garde very

experimental and it

manages to hold your

interest It marks a high

point in experimental

rock music but itrsquos still

extremely listenable More

than anything else itrsquos

really really good funrdquo

TOM MEIGHAN Kasabian

MICHAEL JACKSON

Thriller (1982)

ldquoNothingrsquos

come near

since It was

my childhood

man

It sent me crazy Irsquodbe in front of the TV for

hours trying to mimic him

and them dance moves

I donrsquot think Irsquod be singing

in a band if i t wasnrsquot for

Michael Jackson and that

album Hersquos a big part of

me and my childhood Donrsquot

get me wrong from what I

hear the guy was a fing

monster but on his day he

could shred anyone Canrsquot

take that away from himrdquo

SERGEPIZZORNO

Kasabian

BLACKALICIOUS

Nia (1999)

ldquoThe

production the

delivery the

MCs the

lyricshellip itrsquos just

phenomenal It changed

everything for mersquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

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from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T O S G

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T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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FEATURE

MATT KING Peep Showrsquos Super Hans

THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses (1989)

ldquo1989 and

I was

working in an

iron ore mine

in the remote

Western Australian

outback town of Port

Hedland There was one

nightclub which during the

day was a gas station androadhouse ndash but every

Friday night it turned into

Mistyrsquos the weirdest

club in the entire world

Tough Aussie miners

brawling and drinking

and awkwardly dancing

to lsquoRide On Timersquo and

lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo

Fing surreal Then

suddenly a couple of

lads from Manchester

rolled into town Steve

nd John were skinheads

ut they were into thisnew band from back

home called The Stone

Roses Irsquod never heard

of them One night they

managed to persuade

the DJ to play lsquoI Am The

Resurrectionrsquo through

the clubrsquos ageing sound

system The song

cleared the dancefloor

and changed my life

Nothing was ever the

same after thatrdquo

TOMHIDDLESTONThor actor

THE ROLLING STONES

Forty Licks (2002)

ldquoIrsquom sorry

itrsquos not a

real album itrsquos

a greatest

hits album

but this is the one that

yoursquove got to hear

I think their brand of

rockrsquonrsquoroll is evergreen

I think itrsquos impossible to

hear those songs and

not be affected by

the rockrsquonrsquoroll soul

of their musicrdquo

KEITHRICHARDSThe Rolling Stones

BOB DYLAN

Blonde On Blonde (1966)

ldquoBob came

from a folk

tradition

which had

much looser

possibilities and he

showed you rockrsquonrsquorolldidnrsquot have to be restricted

by that verse-chorus-verse

formula We all pushed

each other on in those

days Bobrsquos a nasty little

bgger I remember him

saying to me lsquoI couldrsquove

written lsquohellipSatisfactionrsquo

Keith but you couldnrsquot

have written lsquoDesolation

Rowrsquorsquo I said lsquoWell yoursquore

right there Bobrsquordquo

BRANDONFLOWERSThe Killers

THE SMITHS

Louder Than Bombs

(1987)

ldquoThe Smiths

had the

biggest impact

on me I was

living in a small

town in Utah and kids my

age were into Korn and

Tool but I was on the other

end of the spectrum This

album has my favourite

Smiths song on it lsquoYou

Just Havenrsquot Earned It Yet

Babyrsquo With Johnny Marr

on guitar and Andy Rourke

on bass you couldnrsquot lose

And Morrisseyrsquos voiceis the closest thing we

had to Elvisrdquo

AZEALIABANKS Rapper

AZEALIA BANKSBroke With Expensive

Taste (2014)

ldquoI jumped

over so many

hurdles and

obstacles to

make that

album I fought for it When

I listen to it I hear all the

different parts of myself

playing together and it

reminds me what I can do

and what anyone can do if

they work for it I neverdoubted myself musically

but I did doubt my ability

to co-operate with people

You know the media

portray me as angry

Azealia Banks but I can be

friendly I can shine But no

no Irsquom not going to change

who I am I love who I amrdquo

TRUGOYTHE DOVE De La Soul

RUN-DMC

Run-DMC (1984)

ldquoAlthough

there was

hip-hop

beforeRun-DMC

they were one of those

bands where itrsquos like

lsquoWow you see those same

people on the cornerrsquo

I didnrsquot see Grandmaster

Flash on the corner every

day with the leather and

the spikes and all but

Run-DMC you saw them

every day in their Adidas

So to see somebody in

your neighbourhood on

TV doing hip-hop that big

was impressiverdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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JAMIE COOK

Arctic Monkeys

CAPTAIN BEYOND

Captain Beyond (1972)

ldquoTherersquos a

prog band

called Captain

Beyond who

released three

albums in the rsquo70s and this

self-titled one was their

first Itrsquos a great album

riff-strong from beginning

to end This record doesnrsquot

really stop Irsquove tried to lookup how they recorded it

because it sounds like itrsquos a

massive jam Itrsquos like

theyrsquove decided not to stop

until they drop Itrsquos a good

one to play loudrdquo

ALEX TURNER Arctic Monkeys

MICHAEL CHAPMAN

Rainmaker (1969)

ldquo

When Irsquom

riting I have

his thing

here Irsquoll get

lsquo

resetrsquo by a

new singer or by some

song I havenrsquot heard

before When it happens it

gives you a physical

feeling like you feel a tinglerun down your back If I get

that when I hear a song

I think lsquoSht Irsquom not even

close to thatrsquo Then you

build it up again you think

yoursquore getting somewhere

and then something will

blow your mind again

Thatrsquos what happened to

me when I heard Michael

Chapman On lsquoRainmakerrsquo

therersquos a song called lsquoYou

Sayrsquo that had that effect on

me It happens all the timerdquo

MATT HELDERS Arctic Monkeys

DR DRE

2001 (1999)

ldquoThe first timeI heard it I was

so intrigued

ndash it was just

completely

different It also had huge

singles like lsquoForgot About

Drersquo and lsquoThe Next

Episodersquo which you heard

everywhere when they

came out That doesnrsquot

really happen any more

in any genrerdquo

ACTIONBRONSON Rapper

SANTANA

Abraxas (1970)

ldquoMy father

was a

guitarist in a

band and he

first played

this to me in the car while

driving to Bear Mountain

a New York state park

I love the guitar jungle

rhythms beautiful drums

and different percussions

I canrsquot get enough of

psychedelic sht like thatrdquo

COURTNEYBARNETTSinger-songwriter

LOU REED

Transformer (1972)

ldquoItrsquos the best

record in the

world Every

time I listen

to it I hear

something new and I feel

different feelings It just

sounds so live and

in-the-moment ndash it feels

like theyrsquore just fing

around in the studiordquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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F TUR

FRANK TURNERSinger-songwriter

THE WEAKERTHANS

Reconstruction Site

(2003)

ldquoIt has the

best lyrics

that Irsquove

ever heard

in my life

What John K Samson

does with words on this

record is so far advancedand ahead of all other

pop music lyrics that

Irsquove heard The only

other person I can think

of who comes close

is Nick Cave ndash his words

are pure poetry And

the music is lovely i trsquos

a really great country

rock recordrdquo

DANGERMOUSESuperstar producer

KRAFTWERK

Trans-Europe Express

(1977)

ldquoThe most

influentialband of

the last 30

years They

had such a huge impact

on the hip-hop stuff I used

to listen to in the rsquo90s

Their influence is so

important in everything

Irsquove done and what

I continue to do It finds

its way into so many

parts of songs that

I love Irsquod never heard

anything like lsquoShowroom

Dummiesrsquo at the timerdquo

ARNI ARNASONThe Vaccines

LEONARD COHEN

New Skin For The Old

Ceremony (1974)

ldquoItrsquos the best

Leonard

Cohen album

Itrsquos the first

Cohen record

where he introduces any

sort of production Itrsquos not

just him with a guitar Itrsquos

really sparse and really

beautiful and the lyrics

are incrediblerdquo

STEVEN TYLER Aerosmith

THE BYRDS

Fifth Dimension (1966)

ldquoRoger

McGuinnrsquos

12-string said

it all ndash the

songs just fly

Theirs was a mixture of

The Beatles The Everly

Brothers and some kind

of mutant country soundlsquoEight Miles Highrsquo and lsquoMr

Spacemanrsquo were a major

influence on merdquo

KATY BSinger

SKREAM

Skream (2006)

ldquoThis

album really

captures

a moment in

time when

dubstep was gainingmomentum You can hear

the early influences of the

genre so well ndash the best

of garage dub and grime

I also loved the space

created in the music I was

used to dance music

feeling a lot faster but this

felt like I had more time to

think between the beats It

was influential when I was

writing my first album ndash it

made me really want to

describe the feeling that

the music gave merdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

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TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

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Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

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from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

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WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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E

T

T

Y P

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O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

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B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

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N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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F TUR

CHUCK D Public Enemy

THE OrsquoJAYS

Travelinrsquo At The Speed

Of Thought (1977)

ldquoThe first

album I ever

bought I was

a big OrsquoJaysfan I liked the

way their vocals overlapped

and intertwined with each

other Eddie Levert and

Walter Williams are the

greatest singers of all timerdquo

BILLY CORGANSmashing Pumpkins

BLACK SABBATH

Master Of Reality (1971)

ldquoThis album

changed the

way I thought

when I was

eight Irsquod

picked it up from my uncle

The album looked so

cool with its dark evil

colour and purple writing

I listened to its stupid

Ozzy Osbourne intro and it

sounded so heavy OK thelyrics are pretty hit and

miss lsquoSweet Leafrsquo is their

bad ode to pot and never

has a man rhymed lsquoinsanersquo

with lsquobrainrsquo so many times

But the music is amazing

It spawned grunge

Unfortunately A lot of

bands wouldnrsquot admit to its

influence I guess because

of the satanic connectionrdquo

WINSTONMARSHALL Mumford amp Sons

ZZ TOP

Tres Hombres (1973)

ldquoIt has a

combination

of the

best guitarsounds best

guitar riffs and songwriting

Itrsquos the one album that

made me want to do what

I do I found it in a pile of my

mumrsquos old vinyl and I was

like lsquoWhat the fuck is thisrsquo

lsquoLa Grangersquo is on it which

is the classic everybody

knows but also lsquoBeer

Drinkers amp Hellraisersrsquo Itrsquos

the perfect rock albumrdquo

IRVINE WELSHTrainspotting author

DAVID BOWIE

Diamond Dogs (1974)

ldquoThe most

interesting

albums are

transitional

ones and

here we see Bowie really

letting rip with his vocals

finding the power and

range he needed to

reinvent himself as a

soul singer on Young

Americans Itrsquos an

angry snarling epic

underrated masterpiecerdquo

SIMON NEIL Biffy Clyro

RED HOUSE

PAINTERS

Rollercoaster (1993)

ldquoItrsquos a

beautifully

heartbreaking

record that

taught me a

lot about music Having

grown up listening to a lot

of extreme stuff like Slayerand Pantera to hear

something so gentle but so

intense opened my eyes to

the fact music doesnrsquot have

to be brutal to take you

somewhere heavy Mark

Kozelekrsquos lyrics are so

obviously autobiographical

and that really appealed to

me He helped realise what

was important to me as a

songwriter If it hadnrsquot been

for them Irsquod probably still

be singing about fing

warzones and dragonsrdquo

HAYLEYWILLIAMS Paramore

FAILURE

Fantastic Planet (1996)

ldquoItrsquos droney

itrsquos heavy

the guitar

tones are

outrageous

Itrsquos the epitome of rsquo90s

alternative rock I like them

mostly because Ken

Andrews sounds like he

doesnrsquot care ndash hersquos just

singing things hersquos

passionate aboutrdquo

LOUISTHEROUX Filmmaker

MARVIN GAYE

I Want You (1976)

ldquoItrsquos totally

consistent

and self-

contained

Like thebest albums each

track enriches the other

Itrsquos like a novel almost

He sang like an angel

and itrsquos soulful sexy

but also moving at the

same timerdquo

JARVISCOCKER Pulp

HUGO MONTENEGRO

Music From The Good

The Bad And The

Ugly (1968)

ldquoIt reminds me

of getting

ready to go to

school and my

mum always

used to have Terry Woganon the radio It was quite

haunting and mysterious

to me I was four or five at

that time and it reminds me

of pain because mum used

to brush me and my sisterrsquos

hair before we went to

school If you didnrsquot keep

still shersquod hit you on the

head with a hairbrush

They were plastic so

often broke I had a

number of hairbrushes

broken over my head to

the sound of this reco rdrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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JONATHANHIGGS Everything Everything

THE FLAMING LIPS

Soft Bulletin (1999)

ldquoItrsquos just got

so much

emotion in it

without being

overwrought

Therersquos a depth to it where

Wayne Coyne goes deep

without getting seriousso itrsquos got this weird fun

life-and-death feel which

is very difficult How do you

make a song thatrsquos a good

party tune and also makes

you think about dyingrdquo

MEREDITHGRAVES Perfect Pussy

CATHERINE WHEEL

Chrome (1993)

ldquoIt contains

their major

crossover hit

lsquoCrankrsquo which

is in my top

10 songs of all time but the

rest of it is super-innovative

ndash like shoegaze played at

the wrong speed slightly

too fast Unstoppable

dreamy guitar tones and

reedy woodwinded vocals

on songs like lsquoThe Nudersquo

are impossible to replicaterdquo

RON HOWARD Apollo 13 director

CAT STEVENS

Teaser And The Firecat

(1971)

ldquoCat Stevens

was on a real

run of form

around this

time The

stories in the songs are very

moving and unforgettable

and I still listen to thisrecord a lot lsquoThe Windrsquo

lsquoMoonshadowrsquo lsquoMorning

Has Brokenrsquo and lsquoPeace

Trainrsquo are all on here and

I completely wore out the

first copy I got of this

record That was back in

the days when you could

wear out a record which

really ages me I knowrdquo

ST VINCENTSinger

JOHN COLTRANE

A Love Supreme (1965)

ldquoItrsquos a very

deep record

itrsquos a

religious

experience

hearing it for the first time

I was 15 and my aunt and

uncle ndash who are a jazz

duo called Tuck amp Patti

ndash invited me to California to

be their apprentice their

roadie for a couple of gigs

they were doing They did

this ceremony where

they turned off the lights

and lit candles and put

on Coltranersquos lsquoA Love

Supremersquo Irsquod never reallylistened to jazz before

ndash and this was before jazz

in Starbucks jazz as the

soundtrack to lattes and

whatever It moved me

to tears Itrsquos such a

heartbreaking record

Therersquos so much longing in

it and so much painrdquo

OLI SYKES Bring Me The Horizon

TURBOWEEKEND

Ghost Of A Chance

(2009)

ldquoTheyrsquore

an indie-

synth

rock band

from

Copenhagen Itrsquos really

hard to define their sound

as therersquos nothing really

comparable but they makethis groovy nocturnal

lyrically deep music A

director we work with

worked on their videos and

thatrsquos how I stumbled

across them They became

my new favourite bandrdquo

BRET EASTONELLIS American Psycho author

THE NATIONAL

Boxer (2007)

ldquoItrsquos the

most

wrenching

record Irsquoveever heard

I had an inordinately

painful year and a half

about two years ago ndash a

time when I was wishing

my windows were tinted

because I was weeping

at every stoplight lsquoBoxerrsquo

was incredibly reassuring

in many ways It had a

bleakness but also a kind

of hope I canrsquot listen to

it any more It just takes

me back to that periodrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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B E N BE

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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FEATURE

WILL ARNETT Arrested Development

actor

STEPHEN MALKMUS

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

ldquoDo yourself

a favour and

listen to this

I somehow

convincedSteve to score my show

Flaked ndash but Irsquom truly a fan

of his music on a lot of

levels Hersquos an excellent

songwriter and this record

is a testament to his broad

talents He takes you on

a journey that oscillates

between whimsical

storytelling on lsquoThe Hookrsquo

to melodic and profound

heavyweights like lsquoChurch

On Whitersquo This record is

timeless I could listen to

it all day Often I dordquo

CHRISPACKHAMSpringwatch presenter

THE JESUS AND

MARY CHAIN

21 Singles (2002)

ldquoItrsquos a

compilation

ndash all of their

singles

Itrsquos the

soundtrack of my life itrsquos

just whatrsquos been goingon in my head since the

1980s lsquoPsychocandyrsquo and

their singles had this wall of

feedback with Beach Boy

riffs ndash it was perfect pop

this enormous soundrdquo

ELLIEROWSELLWolf Alice

JACQUES DUTRONC

Jacques Dutronc (1968)

ldquoThis album

is what cool

sounds like

If I need a

pick-me-up

I put this on Itrsquos intelligent

while staying fun and verysexy One day Irsquoll learn

French as I feel I canrsquot truly

appreciate his work not

knowing what these songs

actually mean Irsquom a

self-conscious dancer

but this makes me forget

that I have two left feet

The world needs more

Jacques Dutroncsrdquo

NOELGALLAGHEROasis hero

NEIL YOUNG

amp CRAZY HORSE

Weld (1991)

ldquoBecause

hersquos a

stubborn old

goat and he

wonrsquot put out

a proper greatest hits the

only albums with all the

good songs on are the

live ones My manager

Marcus Russell and the

former MD of Creation Tim

Abbott call this lsquoThe Air

Guitar Workout Albumrsquo

I had them round my flatone night and it was like

watching two old men

doing the Jane Fonda

Workout They were on

the table going lsquoDow-now

dow-nowrsquo ndash it was like

fing Beavis And

Butt-Head man Neil

Young amp Crazy Horse

are the greatest live outfit

in the business at the

moment Apart from

when I played with Crazy

Horse of courserdquo

QUENTIN

TARANTINOThe Hateful Eight director

BOB DYLAN

Blood On The

Tracks (1975)

ldquoThis is my

favourite

album ever

I spent the end

of my teenage

years and the start of my

twenties listening to old

music I discovered folk

music when I was 25 andthat led me to Dylan He

blew me away with this I trsquos

not only a great album but

itrsquos like the great album

from his second period

Itrsquos his masterpiecerdquo

ROMY MADLEYCROFTThe xx

CHROMATICS

Night Drive (2007)

ldquoIrsquom always

putting this

on It came

out on Italians

Do It Better

but itrsquos not just Italo disco

Therersquos guitar more disco

beats then it jumps back to

Italo disco Itrsquos deliberately

all over the placerdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

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T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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JOE JONAS DNCE

THE BEATLES

Abbey Road (1969)

ldquoMy dad had

all their

albums on

vinyl and hersquod

play them

constantly in our house

while I was growing up Irsquod

pick lsquoAbbey Roadrsquo above all

their other great albums

because theyrsquore very much

in their experimental phase

and finding their own

individualities I think

thatrsquos really beautifulrdquo

WESLEYSCHULTZThe Lumineers

TALKING HEADS

Sand In The Vaseline

Popular Favorites (1992)

ldquoIs it a cheat

to pick a

greatesthits album

Whatever f

it ndash Talking Headsrsquo greatest

hits are insane David

Byrnersquos such an incredible

songwriter He makes

people open to music they

didnrsquot know theyrsquod be open

to You could put this record

on at a party today and it

would still move the par tyrdquo

PETEDOHERTYThe Libertines

LOVE

Four Sail (1969)

ldquoEveryone

forgets about

this album

because itrsquos

so difficult to

find Or at least it was

before the internet came

along I remember I used to

get called a plastic mod on

the nightbus home

because I looked like [rsquo70s

Arsenal FC legend] Charlie

George But yoursquove got to

stand up for yourself and

sometimes the only way todo that is to let the soul and

swagger and passion of

something ndash and for me it

was lsquoFour Sailrsquo ndash reappear

and eke out of you Itrsquos a

beautiful majestic record

Arthur Lee as a singer had

quite a gentle almost twee

voice sometimes but it

was unashamed And when

he said lsquoEverything is

gonna be alright rsquo f it

you actually believed him

in this dark and cynical

world Irsquom always bangingon about lsquoYour Friend And

Mine ndash Neilrsquos Songrsquo from it

but therersquos actually another

tune lsquoDreamrsquo which is

really good lsquoAlways See

Your Facersquo lsquoIrsquom With Yoursquo

lsquoAugustrsquo lsquoRobert

Montgomeryrsquo lsquoSinging

Cowboyrsquo are all on i t toohellip

Fk the whole thing

is unbelievablerdquo

CARL BARATThe Libertines

LOVE

Forever Changes (1967)

ldquoItrsquos

impassioned

political

ageless

BobbyGillespie first put me onto

them then took me to see

them We went backstage

and asked for Arthur Lee

afterwards He was telling

me about prison in LA with

[serial killer] Richard

Ramirez and Charlie

Manson sht like that

and back in the day with

Jimi Hendrix He had so

many stories He was a

proper legend in all senses

of the word but whatrsquos

really important about Loveis they were so punk even

though they donrsquot sound it

now lsquoTheyrsquore locking them

up today Theyrsquore throwing

away the keyrsquo [from lsquoThe

Red Telephonersquo] is daring

and confident Itrsquos about

love but there are Rage

Against The Machine vibes

in there lyrically lsquoAlone

Again Orrsquo is my favourite

I can play it on guitar just

about Itrsquos got that Latin

American vibe and that

intro Perfectrdquo

5 0 A L B U M S T O H E A R B E F O R E Y O U D I E

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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B E N BE

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Y

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N

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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BEST FORPULLING YOURSELFTOGETHERDANNY L HARLE

Ashes Of Love

Chairliftrsquos Caroline

Polachek sings a swooning

lead here and itrsquos easily

PC Music affiliate Dannyrsquos

poppiest moment yet

BEST FOR

BEING MOODY RED HOT CHILI

PEPPERS

Dark Necessities

The first song to be

released from RHCPrsquos

forthcoming 11th album

lsquoThe Getawayrsquo is both

sombre and intriguing

BEST FOR AIRGUITARINGTHE SHIMMER BAND

Freedom

Bristol newcomers

The ShimmerBandrsquos new single is

a rollicking affair

It should have

fans of Kasabian

and Arctic

Monkeys firmly

on board

BEST FORWEEPINGJAKE BUGG

Love Hope And Misery

The Nottingham warbler

sounds utterly crushed

in this orchestral balladtaken from new album lsquoOn

My Onersquo Cheer up Jake it

might never happen

MUSIC FILM TV amp MORE ndash THIS WEEKrsquoS ESSENTIAL NEW RELE ASES

BEST FORGETTINGSTEAMY LAUREL

San Francisco

Like a UK version of Lana

Del Rey raised solely on

a diet of Tarantino films

this track is a sultry affair

BEST FORSTRUTTINGTHE KILLS

Heart Of A Dog Alison Mosshar t sounds

truly mesmerising on this

slow-paced LA-influenced

track from The Killsrsquo new

album lsquoAsh amp Icersquo

BEST FOR GYMPLAYLISTSJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Canrsquot Stop The Feeling

JTrsquos poppy return

seems tailor-made for

sailing to the top of radio

playlists Expect it to

rule your summer

BEST FORKEEPINGIT REALTWIN PEAKS

Getting Better

Taken from the Chicago

rockersrsquo latest album

lsquoDown In Heavenrsquo this

sounds like something US

cult icons The Band might

have come up with

BEST FOR

DAYDREAMINGSAMPLE ANSWER

Collision

Afrorsquod Dubliner Maurice

OrsquoConnor ndash AKA Sample

Answer ndash sounds totally

blissed out on this track

Perfect for summer

P H O T O S

J E S S B A U M U N G D E A N C H A L K L E Y

BEST FORSUNDAY

SERVICECHANCE THE RAPPER

Blessings

The man most likely to lsquodo

a Kendrickrsquo over the next

year returns strong with

this gospel-tinged beauty

C H A N C E T H E R A P P E R

JAKE BUGGFor more new music

go to NMEcom

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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The video for Skeptarsquos track

lsquoAll Over The Housersquo mostly

features actual pornography

It is 100 per cent NSFW

A landmark in British street music that takes on the world without compromising one inch

SKEPTA Konnichiwa

+++++ GRIME SURPRISES THRILLING

Grime in its prim

THERE AREprobably many reasonswhy grime after a briefand thrilling heydayfollowed by a lapse intoawkward pop crossoverand Robbie Williams guest spotsis back in a big way Most of those

reasons though point back toSkepta The Tottenham grime artistndash whose real name is Joseph

Adenuga ndash had a crack at thecharts like all the rest donninga white suit and skanking aboutwith girls in bikinis on the video to2008rsquos lsquoRolex Sweeprsquo But it washe more than anyone who sawthe potential in a return to grimersquosfirst principles His 2014 singlelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo made with hisbrother Jme and promoted with anpound80 video set out the formulahard rhymes street fashion alpha

male attitude He wasnrsquot the onlyMC out there grafting ndash butthrough leading by example heproved what was still possible

lsquoKonnichiwarsquo has beenpromised pretty much sincelsquoThatrsquos Not Mersquo hit the charts thesort of timespan that usually setsexpectations unreasonably highIncredibly it meets them on allcounts Skepta is on scorchingform throughout his direct firmlyenunciated bars addressing rivalMCs (lsquoLyricsrsquo featuring grimeupstart Novelist) life in the fast

lane (lsquoDetoxrsquo featuring his BoyBetter Know collective compadresFrisco Shorty and Jammer) andhassle from the feds ndash see lsquoCrimeRiddimrsquo a menacing UK trapanthem on which Skepta faces theprospect of a strip-search withtypical forthrightness ldquoFk that

I ainrsquot a ChippendalerdquoThese are familiar themes ndash but

brilliantly lsquoKonnichiwarsquo is packedwith surprises Itrsquos quintessentiallyBritish a grime album to the corendash but big and confident enough tofeature a guest production and

vocal from Pharrell Williams (seethe bouncy lsquoNumbersrsquo a witty twofingers to music industry sharks)or casually sample Queens Of TheStone Agersquos lsquoRegular Johnrsquo on thebroiling lsquoManrsquo

Best of all itrsquos practically

filler-free Most grime albums getunstuck when they getsentimental or approach theboudoir But lsquoLadies Hit Squadrsquofeaturing a purring D Double E and

A$AP Nast proves grime can get jiggy while lsquoText Me Backrsquo is a loveletter Skepta pleading with his girlto stay patient while hersquos out theredoing his thing Shersquod better getherself a good hobbyLouis Pattison

ALBUM

OF THE

WEEK

8

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

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T O S G

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T

T

Y P

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O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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AF TER A MONT H WHEN BIG

meaningful albums have come

thick and fast ndash Beyonceacutersquos

lsquoLemonadersquo Drakersquos lsquoViewsrsquo

James Blakersquos lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo ndash it

doesnrsquot feel like therersquos

quite so much riding on

Radioheadrsquos ninth

album That will suitthem Thom Yorke and

co remain reluctant

saviours of rock and

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo doesnrsquot so

much grab you by the throat as

creep into your house in the night

and paint your walls an enigmatic

shade of blue

Lead single lsquoBurn The Witchrsquo is

a bit of a red herring a classic slice

of Radiohead scaremongering with

cellists wielding their bows like

pitchforks Mostly the glistening

strings and spectral choirs serve

to bring a luxuriant vagueness to

these proceedings More inviting

than 2011rsquos lsquoThe King Of Limbsrsquobut unlikely to trouble the

compilers of lsquoDrivetime Hits 17rsquo

lsquoA Moon Shaped Poolrsquo is strange

shimmering and uncertain

As in the lsquoDaydreamingrsquo video

Thom Yorke wanders through the

album in a state of bemused

anxiety ldquoI feel this love runs cold rdquo

he shivers at the end of the

stunning lsquoGlass Eyesrsquo ldquoBroken

RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool

++++GLISTENING LUXURIANT BEAUTY

An album of eerie elusive beauty that is at once strange shimmering and uncertain A few surprises

FLOATING POINTS

Elaenia (2015)

Hypnotic electronica

soundscapes

courtesy of British

musician and neuroscientist Sam

Shepherd Itrsquoll blow your mind

hearts make it rainrdquo runs the

desolate chorus of lsquoIdentikitrsquo Yorke

doesnrsquot do heart-on-sleeve but itrsquos

hard not to presume hersquos singing

about his recent separation from

his partner of 23 years

On the other hand therersquos lsquoThe

Numbersrsquo ldquoPeople have the

powerrdquo he sings defiantly ldquoWersquoll

take back what is oursrdquo Having

previously pooh-poohed the idea

of writing a climate change protest

song because ldquoit would be strdquo he

appears to have written a distinctly

not-st climate change protestsong complete with funky Colin

Greenwood bassline Along with

the drums kicking in on taut

motorik rocker lsquoFul Stoprsquo itrsquos one

of the few moments on lsquoA Moon

Shaped Poolrsquo you could plausibly

describe as rousing

Radiohead save their best trick

rsquotil last Many fans will feel strongly

about lsquoTrue Love Waitsrsquo a live

favourite since the rsquo90s Finally

committing it to tape they casually

remove a couple of key structural

chords before setting it adrift on

a sea of rippling pianos Itrsquos afitting end to an album of eerie

elusive beauty Sam Richards

Clockwise from left

Radioheadrsquos Jonny

Greenwood Thom Yorke

Phil Selway Ed OrsquoBrien

and Colin Greenwood

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

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B E N BE

N

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Y

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N

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

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B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

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N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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IN THE DAYS AND

weeks following

Princersquos death itrsquos

been easy to hearechoes of his genius

everywhere you tilt

your ears And in Jessy Lanzarsquos

Canada his influence is undeniable

Lanzarsquos reliance on a soft rsquo80s

groove layered with funk-rooted

electronica is pure Paisley Park

and her lush airy vocals float like

candyfloss across the top of it all

A one-time jazz student

31-year-old Lanza released her

debut album lsquoPull My Hair Backrsquo in

2013 on south Londonrsquos wilfully

leftfield Hyperdub label also home

to atmospheric dubstep artistBurial She remains with the label

for her second outing which fizzes

with immaculate minimalism

Co-produced by Jeremy

Greenspan from acclaimed

electro-pop duo Junior Boys ndash

whorsquos also her partner ndash lsquoOh Norsquo

revels in a combination of girlish

vocals and twinkling electronica

Seemingly existing on a higher

plane this feels like upended

RampB beamed down from outer

space encapsulating everythin

from the smoothness of Sade to

the edginess of Aaliyah Eventhe cover art is otherworldly ndash

Lanza draped in a glittery robe

JESSY LANZAOh No

++++ GIRLISH ELECTRONICA AIRY

Electric dreams like a member of the late cosmic

great Sun Rarsquos interplanetary

jazz funk Arkestra

The songs themselves are

a celestial mix ndash from the

jittering glitchy house-inflected

bangerette lsquoIt Means

I Love Yoursquo and the

squelchy disco soul

of lsquoNever Enoughrsquo

to the more

meditative lsquoVivicarsquo

and slow-burninglsquoBeginsrsquo

Album opener

lsquoNew Ogirsquo pulses with

prettiness setting the

shimmering tone for the eight

songs that follow Single lsquoVV

Violencersquo takes the giddy

bounce of London cyber-pop

label PC Music and turns it into

something far less annoying

while lsquoI Talk BBrsquo starts out like

the Bladerunner theme but

morphs into a slinky soundtrack

for seduction

Despite the wide range ofmoods each track is given its

own breathing space The

songs also revel in femininity a

trait often stripped from the

mainstream of electronic music

which can too often feel like a

bolshie boysrsquo club So herersquos to

Jessy Lanza doing it for the

girls Wersquore pretty sure Prince

would approve Leonie Cooper

The electro-RampB artist reaches into the heavens for her otherworldly second album

AALIYAHPRINCE

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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S H O T T H O M A S

J A

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S

O

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B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

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N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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JAMES BLAKEThe Colour In Anything

++++ EMOTIONAL SOULFUL SAD FACE

MADONNA

ldquoSome of his songs just

kill me Hersquos a great

songwriter Itrsquos the kind of

thing that makes me

jealous like lsquoOh I wish

Irsquod made thatrsquordquo

Itrsquos ridiculously long but James Blakersquos third albumis thrillingly intimate and detailed ndash and features thelikes of Frank Ocean Bon Iver and Rick Rubin

Blakersquos progress

THOUGH ITrsquoS A

coincidence that James

Blakersquos third album arrivesright after his guest spot on

Beyonceacutersquos lsquoLemonadersquo the

proximity highlights how far

this Londoner with a laptop

has come Bey isnrsquot the only

A-lister 27-year-old Blake has been

collaborating with Kanye West

was initially slated to appear on

lsquoThe Colour In Anythingrsquo and Frank

Ocean Bon Iverrsquos Justin Vernon

and super-producer Rick Rubin

have all contributed

At 76 minutes lsquoThe Colour In

Anythingrsquo is around twice as long

as Blakersquos previous albums 2010rsquosself-titled debut and 2013rsquos

Mercury Prize-winning follow-up

lsquoOvergrownrsquo Thatrsquos obviously a lot

to process but Blake takes enough

fresh detours to prevent it from

becoming a slog

Mournful piano chords and

sparse electronic beats remain his

soundrsquos bedrock but Blakersquos

vocals are more soulfully prominent

now and his production feels more

detailed lsquoPut That Away And Talk

To Mersquo is a fuggy lullaby inspired by

Blakersquos brief reliance on weed

lsquoModern Soulrsquo has a beat thatsounds like drum and bass

recorded underwater and lsquoAlwaysrsquo

co-written by Ocean heightens

dreamy RampB with a gospel-like

breakdown The piercing synths of

lsquoI Hope My Lifersquo are star tling even

before you spot the basslinersquos

resemblance to Eurythmicsrsquo lsquoSweet

Dreams (Are Made Of This)rsquo

Blake hasnrsquot just reached

further hersquos also dug deeper lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo is a thrillingly

intimate album that finds him

grappling with self-doubt (lsquoI Hope

My Lifersquo) various relationshiptroubles (lsquoRadio Silencersquo

lsquoforeverrsquo) and the confusion of

falling in love (lsquoMy Willing Heartrsquo)

Therersquos also an overriding sense

of optimism ldquoI suggest you love

like loversquos no lossrdquo he sings on

lsquoWaves Know Shoresrsquo Justin

Vernonrsquos vocals compliment

Blakersquos on the glorious lsquoI Need A

Forest Firersquo but itrsquos probably for

the best that Kanye West never

sent in his rap for lsquoTimelessrsquo

Yeezyrsquos brash bombast couldeasily have felt jarring here

The albumrsquos final track lsquoMeet

You In The Mazersquo features its most

intriguing refrain ldquoMusic canrsquot be

everythingrdquo Blake sings a

cappella his voice a heavily

vocodered drone

Is he telling us hersquos become less

obsessive when making his music

If so it suits him ndash because lsquoThe

Colour In Anythingrsquo features his

richest and most emotionally

resonant work yet Nick Levine

P H O T O S G E

T T Y

2

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

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J A

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S

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B E N BE

N

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Y

J OR

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N

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U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

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T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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You want someEVERYBODYWANTS SOME15 Blake Jenner Zoey

Deutch Glen Powell

++++ PRANKS FLIRTING EXISTENCE

BILLING IT AS A ldquo SPIRITUAL

sequelrdquo to Richard Linklaterrsquos 1993

last-day-of-school classic Dazed

and Confused somewhatmisrepresents Everybody Wants

Some In fact itrsquos thematically

related to plenty of the American

directorrsquos work and you could

just as easily call it a spiritual

continuation of 2014rsquos Boyhood

That film stopped when its

lead character went to college

and itrsquos where his latest begins

And itrsquos another Linklater film

that plot-wise is about very

little ndash although the way it picks

at what it means to grow up itrsquos

also about everything

In 1980 Jake (Blake Jenner)

Another Richard Linklater film which like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood

before it breezily tackles the meaning of life

arrives at his new college and

specifically the house hersquoll be

sharing with a bunch of strangers

They like him are all on the

college baseball team

Itrsquos two days until lessons start

and so Jake and the rest of the

team spend the weekend sizing

each other up and more than

anything trying to get laid

The most significant difference

from Dazed and Confused is that

that film took us along for a ride

with weirdos and nerds whereasEverybody Wants Some is about

the cool kids and cocky jocks

This seems a bad idea After all

AMER ICAN P IEDAZED AND

CONFUSED

nobody likes the sporty kids ndash even

the other sporty kids donrsquot like

them because theyrsquore competition

But what Linklater does brilliantly

is scrape off that veneer of

bravado and find that underneath

everyone is the same muddle of

insecurities and pretence Even if

you never like them you at least

come to understand them

Linklater juggles a huge cast

managing to round out the guys

and sketch full characters with

very few lines Jokey conversationsgive away so much of who they

are Unfortunately the only people

who remain anonymous are the

women Aside from Zoey

Deutch as a girl Blake moons

over the women remain

nameless shapes for the boys to

have sex with You could arguethatrsquos just how these lads see

them so the portrayal is

appropriate Then again you

could also argue itrsquos a cop out

That aside however the film

is a beginning-to-end delight

and more sophisticated than it

appears It passes in such a

breeze of pranks flirting and

shagging it feels like

a comedy ndash yet by the time the

credits roll yoursquove witnessed

eight dramatic life stories At the

end of this one weekend those

lives are starting againOlly Richards

Blake Jenner

plays college

jock Jake

The college baseball

team go for a dip

in a watering hole

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Not your averagepunk showThis gripping homage to rsquo70s grindhouse thrillers pits ascrawny punk band against a legion of Nazi skinheads

GREEN ROOM18 Anton Yelchin Alia

Shawkat Patrick Stewart

++++ PUNKS GUTS REVENGE

EVERY ARTIST HAS A BAD GIG

from time to time Dave Grohl had

one last year when he fell off a

Swedish stage and broke his leg

David Bowie had one in Norway in

2004 when a fan threw a lollipopon stage and it wedged itself

stick-first between his eyeball

and eyelid Even Ed Sheeran

recently revealed that he ldquoonce

misjudged a fart on stage

which ended up being a shartrdquo

These incidents are a mere

speck compared to the fate that

befalls punk band The Ainrsquot

Rights in Green Room writer

director Jeremy Saulnierrsquos

follow-up to 2013rsquos crowd-funded

critically acclaimed Blue Ruin

Green Room sees the four-

piece band ndash comprising Arrested

Development rsquos Alia Shawkat Star

Trek rsquos Anton Yelchin and Br its Joe

Cole and Callum Turner ndash on a

grim low-budget tour of Americarsquos

Pacific Northwest in a crappy old

van They take on an unscheduled

gig in the middle of nowhere to pay

for petrol ndash only to find themselves

playing a neo-Nazi punk club

The Ainrsquot Rights get

on the wrong side of

neo-Nazi punk

Despite the alarmingly ballsy

move of opening their set with

Dead Kennedyrsquosrsquo lsquoNazi Punks F

Offrsquo theyrsquore all set to motor on

unscathed ndash but then Shawkatrsquos

character Sam witnesses a violent

incident in the backstage room

and theyrsquore barricaded in by the

clubrsquos management

OwnerNazi-in-chief Darcy

Banker (portrayed with a wicked

balance of menace and civility by

Patrick Stewart) is summoned and

a stalemate is reached On one

side is the band plus hostage Big

Justin (Eric Edelstein) and

mysterious-but-possibly-quite-

nice Nazi Amber (Imogen Poots)

On the other a cabal of skinheads

and their hungry bulldogs

What follows is an incredibly

tense utterly engrossing storyin which blood is shed guts are

spilled punk pretences are

punctured ndash and the chances

of a new Ainrsquot Rights album

become increasingly slim

Wound tighter than a top E

string Green Room is not just a

great twist on the gory survival

thriller ndash itrsquos a great gory survival

thriller full stop Dan Stubbs

When Patrick Stewart first read

the Green Room script at his

Oxfordshire home he got so

creeped out he checked all the

doors and windows and set the

perimeter alarm

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 3948

BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 4048

SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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F TUR

YOU HE ARD IT HERE FIRST

Kanye-endorsed rapperwhorsquos fast on the rise evenif he canrsquot quite believe it

For more on Desiigner

go to NMEcom

BASED Brooklyn New York

SOCIAL LifeOfDesiigner

BUY Debut mixtape lsquoTrap

History Monthrsquo is expected

shortly lsquoPandarsquo is out now

FACT lsquoPandarsquo was penned

while Desiigner was playing

Grand Theft Auto

Details

KANYE WESTFUTURE

lsquoPandarsquoItrsquos a fantasist rap anthem

but also sounds like the most

infectious club banger

WHATrsquoS IT LIKE TO BE

propelled into the limelight by

modern-day Midas man Kanye

West Just ask Desiigner the

19-year-old New York rapper who

recently ndash out of nowhere ndash topped

the US charts after his track

lsquoPandarsquo was sampled on Westrsquos

lsquoFather Stretch My Hands Pt 2rsquoRecalling the moment Kanye first

played him the finished track in his

car he laughs ldquoIt was a crazy-as-

a-motherfker momentrdquo

Based on a beat purchased

from a Rochdale (yes that

Rochdale) producer for just

pound140 lsquoPandarsquo has capped an

unbelievable six months for rising

star Desiigner whose real name is

Sidney Royel Selby III Hersquos on his

first promotional trip to the UK and

is evidently still getting to grips

with being interviewed Whatrsquos

totally clear though is how in awehe is of the position hersquos found

himself in Asked to describe what

lsquoPandarsquo now means to him (after

conquering the US itrsquos rising fast

in the UK charts ) he says itrsquos

become ldquolike a movierdquo

But his meteoric rise hasnrsquot

been without controversy

Similarities have been noted

between Desiigner and Atlanta

trap scene figurehead Future

with many fans convinced he was

Future upon first hearing the song

The irony lsquoPandarsquo is now more

successful than any of Futurersquosown hits Asked if any of this has

made him second-guess himself

Desiigner is courteous andconsidered ldquoI definitely donrsquot

worry about thatrdquo he says ldquoI

just do what I dordquo

The tale behind lsquoPandarsquo wonrsquot

be all there is to his story for

much longer The release of his

debut mixtape lsquoTrap History

Monthrsquo is imminent and is

apparently all he thinks about

ldquoRight now Irsquom talking to you

and making music in my headrdquo

he openly admits ldquoI want to

keep doing this foreverrdquo

Luke Morgan Britton

DesiignerldquoI donrsquotworryI just do

what I dordquo

Desiigner

6

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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THE MOST IMPORTANTGIGS THIS WEEK

FATHER JOHNMISTY Fri 13 Albert Hall Manchester

Sat 14 Sage Gateshead

Sun 15 Rock City Nottingham

Tue 17 Colston Hall Bristol

Wed 18 amp Thu 19 The

Roundhouse London

WHO AKA Josh Tillman he

describes latest album lsquoI Love

You Honeybearrsquo as a ldquomassive

deranged schmaltzrdquo

WHY As well as his

confessional indie hersquos likely to

perform an unusual cover Hersquos

also very funny

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING Texan

trio Khruangbin

TICKETS pound19 from

nmecomtickets

MANIC STREETPREACHERSFri 13 Echo Arena Liverpool

Sat 14 Genting Arena

Birmingham

Mon 16 amp Tue 17 Royal Albert

Hall London

WHO Legends celebrating

20 years since fourth album

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo

WHY You get two sets pernight a full run-through of

lsquoEverything Must Gorsquo and a

second set of greatest hits

lsquocuriosrsquo and new material

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Fellow Welshmen Super Furry

Animals and Public Service

Broadcasting

TICKETS pound35-65 from

songkickcouk

PETE DOHERTY Fri 13 Barrowland Glasgow

Sat 14 The Garage Aberdeen

Mon 16 Riverside NewcastleTue 17 Albert Hall Manchester

Thu 19 Hackney Empire

London

WHO One of The Libertines on

his Eudaimonia tour (Eudaimonia

is Ancient Greek for lsquohappinessrsquo

or lsquowellness of spiritrsquo)

WHY Hersquos releasing his

second solo album later this

year so yoursquoll probably hear

some of his brilliant new lyrics

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound23-pound27

from ents24com

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 4048

SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 4148

CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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BAT FOR LASHES

Fri 13 Cathedral ManchesterSat 14 St Georgersquos Church

Brighton

Mon 16 Union Chapel London

WHO Natasha Khan who

came to fame via a Mercury-

nominated debut of dark

dreamy pop

WHY Shersquos previewing

material from her new concept

album lsquoThe Bridersquo

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING No one

ndash the lsquobridersquo concept runs deep

enough that guests are being

invited to wear wedding attireTICKETS Sold out but

available on secondary ticketing

sites from pound50

BLEACHEDTue 17 Gullivers Manchester

Wed 18 Moth Club London

WHO California punks who

just released second albumlsquoWelcome The Wormsrsquo

WHY Watching them is like

being in their fun gang

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING In

London only ndash Boys Forever

TICKETS pound825 from

ents24com

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 4048

SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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SPRING KINGFri 13 Esquires Bedford

Sat 14 The Bullingdon Oxford

Sun 15 The Ferret Preston

Wed 18 Arts Club Liverpool

WHO Manchester four-piece

fronted by drummer Tarek

Musa

WHY They were the first

band played on Applersquos Beats 1

radio station and theyrsquove been

growing ever since

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING lsquoDirty

poprsquo four-piece from Kent Get

Inuit

TICKETS pound825-pound880from ents24com

ISAAC GRACIEFri 13 Parr Street Studios

Liverpool

Sat 14 Surf Cafeacute Tynemouth

Mon 16 SWG3 Glasgow

WHO Prodigious long-haired

Jeff Buckley-alike from Ealing

WHY His brilliant songwriting

recently made him the subject

of a label war which VirginEMIeventually won

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound660-pound7 from

ents24com

LAURA MVULA Sat 14 The Wardrobe Leeds

Sun 15 O2 Academy Liverpool

Mon 16 Oran Mor Glasgow

Wed 18 Gorilla Manchester

WHO Mercury nominee from

Birmingham whose second

album lsquoThe Dreaming Roomrsquo is

out in June

WHY Shersquos been working with

both Nile Rodgers and Wretch

32 so expect lots of new ideasWHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Lewishamrsquos Jodie Abacus

TICKETS pound15-pound1650

from ents24com

EAGULLSFri 13 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Mon 16 Stereo Glasgow

Tue 17 Hare amp Hounds

Birmingham

Thu 19Islington Assembly HallLondon

WHO Leeds scowlers

releasing their second album

lsquoUllagesrsquo this year

WHY Theyrsquore calling this the

lsquoGinnels Alleys Jitties and

Snickets Tourrsquo If that doesnrsquot

intrigue you you donrsquot even

deserve Eagulls

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING

Various including TRA AMS 99

Watts and Bite

TICKETS pound11-13

from ens24com

THOMAS COHENFri 13 Headrow House Leeds

Sun 15 The Louisiana Bristol

Mon 16 Chats Palace Art

Centre London

WHO 25-year-old songwriter

and former frontman of London

synth group SCUM

WHY His new album lsquoBloom

Foreverrsquo is a sophisticated

record and hersquos got a voice like

Suedersquos Brett Anderson

WHOrsquoS SUPPORTING NA

TICKETS pound770-pound935

from ents24com

For tour news and live

reviews go to NMEcom

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 4148

CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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CLUB NMEPHIL TAGGART +

RADIO ON + THE

WHEREABOUTS

Fri 13 KOKO London

JAMESFri 13 Arena Manchester

Sat 14 First Direct Arena Leeds

Mon 16 City Hall HullTue 17 City Hall Newcastle

Thu 19 SSE Hydro Glasgow

JAMIE JONESFri 13 SWG3 Glasgow

JAMIE WOONTue 17 O2 Shepherds Bush

Empire London

JESSY LANZA Wed 18 The Pickle Factory

London

Thu 19 Corsica Studios London

THE JOYFORMIDABLEFri 13 Colchester Arts Colchester

Sat 14 Academy Manchester

Mon 16 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Tue 17 The Rescue Rooms

Nottingham

Wed 18 OPEN Norwich

Thu 19 Oval Space London

KATY BSat 14 O2 Academy Brixton

ORDAN22 London

Jordan_Bromley

ST LUCIAWed 18 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Thu 19 The Dome London

ldquoIrsquom excited second time

seeing them and theyrsquore one

of the best live acts to seerdquo

P

H

O

T O S G

E

T

T

Y P

H

O

T

O

S H O T T H O M A S

J A

K

S

O

N

B E N BE

N

T

Y

J OR

D

N

H

U G H E S

RICHARD ASHCROFTSat 14 Albert Hall Manchester

Mon 16 The Roundhouse London

SKATERSFri 13 Club 85 Hitchin

STEREOPHONICSSun 15 UEA Norwich

Mon 16 Corn Exchange

Cambridge

TOOTHLESSTue 17 Moth Club London

TRAVISFri 13 O2 Academy Newcastle

Sat 14 O2 Academy amp

Underground Leeds

Mon 16 De Montfort Hall Leicester

Tue 17 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Wed 18 Colston Hall Bristol

Thu 19 UEA Norwich

YAKFri 13 Stereo Glasgow

Sat 14 The Deaf Institute

Manchester

Sun 15 Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

Wed 18 Exchange Bristol

Thu 19 The Cookie Leicester

YUCK Fri 13 Sneaky Petersquos Edinburgh

Sat 14 Broadcast Glasgow

Sun 15 The Deaf InstituteManchester

Mon 16 The Boileroom Guildford

Tue 17 The Rainbow Complex

Birmingham

Wed 18 Sticky Mikersquos Frog Bar

Brighton

Thu 19 Exchange Bristol

CATFISH ANDTHE BOTTLEMENSat 14 Arena Hull

DAY WAVEWed 18 Birthdays London

DECLAN MCKENNA Wed 18 The Horn St Albans

FORMATIONThu 19 Sixty Million Postcards

Bournemouth

FOXESFri 13 O2 Academy Liverpool

Sat 14 Riverside Newcastle

Sun 15 The ABC Glasgow

FRANCESFri 13 The Deaf Institute

ManchesterSun 15 Glee Club Birmingham

Mon 16 Sage Gateshead

Wed 18 KOKO London

FRANK TURNERamp THE SLEEPINGSOULSFri 13 Electric Brixton London

FRONTEERSSat 14 The Cookie Leicester

FUTURE OFTHE LEFT

Fri 13 Night amp Day CafeacuteManchester

Sat 14 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

GHOSTFACE KILLAHFri 13 Saint Lukersquos Glasgow

Sat 14 Royal Festival Hall London

IGGY POP JOSHHOMME DEANFERTITA MATTHELDERSFri 13 Royal Albert Hall London

KAYTRANADA Fri 13 The Troxy London

KULA SHAKERFri 13 Guildhall Gloucester

Sun 15 Liquid Rooms Edinburgh

Tue 17 amp Wed 18 Wiltonrsquos Music

Hall London

LISBONFri 13 Ku Bar Stock-on-Tees

Thu 19 Independent Sunderland

MAVERICK SABREFri 13 Music Hall Ramsgate

Sat 14 Bassment Bar Chelmsford

Sun 15 Sub89 amp The Bowery

District Reading

MEILYR JONESFri 13 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff

METHYL ETHELTue 17 The Shacklewell Arms

London

MILK TEETHSat 14 The Joiners Southampton

NOTHINGFri 13 Moth Club London

PATRICK WOLFSat 14 Belgrave Music Hall Leeds

Sun 15 Islington Assembly Hall

London

RECREATIONSFri 13 The Vic Swindon

Sat 14 Le Pub Newport

Sun 15 Kingskerswell Parish

Church Newton Abbot

Tue 17 Cavern Club Exeter

Wed 18 The Louisiana Bristol

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

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8172019 NME - 13 May 2016

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullnme-13-may-2016 4848

Page 46: NME - 13 May 2016

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Louis TherouxDocumentary filmmaker extraordinaire

The wisdom ofthe NME archives

THIS WEEK

DAVE GROHL

Foo Fighters frontman

May 14 2005

ldquoIrsquom a geek Irsquom theguy next door Alright

alright Irsquom the luckiest

bstard in the worldrdquo

Go to NMEcom for

more Soundtracks

THE FIRSTSONGI REMEMBERHEARINGTHE SIMON PARK

ORCHESTRA

Crown Court ThemeldquoIt was a television

courtroom drama that

may have been about

torture and murder and sex

crimes but I donrsquot really

have any recollection ndash all

I remember is the theme

tune Itrsquos quite a haunting

instrumental trackrdquo

THE FIRST ALBUMI BOUGHT

YAZOO

Upstairs At Ericrsquos

ldquoHow honest do you have

to be It might have been

lsquoDig The New Breedrsquo which

is a live album by The Jamor lsquoTwice as Koolrsquo which is

a Kool amp The Gang greatest

hits But the album Irsquod

rather it was is lsquoUpstairs

at Ericrsquosrsquo by Yazoo Itrsquos just

got so many great tracks

on it lsquoOnly Yoursquo lsquoDonrsquot

Gorsquo lsquoMidnightrsquo Itrsquos very of

its time ndash synthpop with a

mysterious keyboardist and

a post-punk chanteuserdquo

THE FIRST GIGI WENT TOTHE CLASH

London Brixton Academy

ldquoI was with my older

brother and his friends

I remember being very

frightened and getting lost

in the mosh pit There were

a couple of people gobbing

on Joe Strummer ndash that

was considered a way of

showing appreciation

I remember him saying

lsquoLook the next person

who gobs on me Irsquom going

to bury this fking mic

stand in your headrsquo Ittook me a few years to

not be scared at gigsrdquo

THE SONGI CAN NOLONGERLISTEN TOED SHEERAN

Thinking Out Loud

ldquoWell hersquos obviously got agood voice and I like some

of his other stuf f but Irsquom

a big Marvin Gaye fan so

I feel like Irsquom listening to a

bad version of lsquoLetrsquos Get It

Onrsquo because itrsquos the exact

same chord progressionrdquo

THE SONGTHAT MAKESME DANCEFAT JOE FEAT ASHANTI

Whatrsquos Luv

ldquoI canrsquot really dance to

house I canrsquot even really

dance to disco but hip

hoprsquos got the right beat

I think itrsquos the best music to

dance to You move around

and your body just does

what it does doesnrsquot itrdquo

THE SONG I DO AT KARAOKE

BACCARAYes Sir I Can Boogie

ldquoIrsquove done it a couple of

times at karaoke and

itrsquos just great ndash itrsquos easy

to sing itrsquos right in my

range I last did it two

or three weeks ago at a

friendrsquos who has a karaoke

machine but Irsquove also

done it at Lucky Voice

down in Sohordquo

YAZOO

BLONDIE

THE CLASH

THE FIRSTSONG I FELLIN LOVE WITHBLONDIE

Heart Of Glass

ldquoItrsquos so pulsating and

plangent ndash itrsquos got a great

big disco sound I think it

still stands up I thought

Debbie Harry was amazing

I think Irsquom more in lovewith her now thoughrdquo

THE SONG IWANT PLAYED

AT MY FUNERALKAREN DALTON

Something On Your Mind

ldquoItrsquos very sad and I rsquod like

people to be sad at my

funeral ndash Irsquom not one of

these people whorsquod like

everyone to be happy and

remember the good times

Irsquod just like them to be sad

It will be transcendentally

melancholicrdquo

Louis Theroux A

Different Brain is on BBC

Two at 9pm on May 15

THE SONG ICANrsquoT GET OUTOF MY HEADFIFTH HARMONY

Worth It

ldquoIt was on the radio quite

a bit and my kids likeit We have to meet the

kids halfway ndash I canrsquot just

put Morrissey on all the

time because therersquod be

upheaval They like Drake

and that Auto-Tune sound

that I donrsquot really get on

with so wersquove found a little

common ground on things

like Fifth Harmonyrdquo

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