Matt Berry: ‘The Small Hours’
❉ Matt Berry’s sixth album reviewed: “the sound of Roy Budd and Ronnie Hazlehurst going on an Absinthe bender in Soho”
Music
Marion: Music for outsiders
❉ We look back on the chequered past of Britpop casualties Marion as their two albums get the deluxe treatment
Hifi Sean: ‘Ft’ album review
❉ Former Soup Dragon HiFi Sean has assembled an all-star cast for new long player “Ft”, reviewed by Ange Chan.
‘The Man Who Fell To Earth: Original Soundtrack’
❉ We Are Cult’s James Gent goes deep into Universal’s long awaited The Man Who Fell To Earth soundtrack album
Electric Banana – unpeeled!
❉ Martin Ruddock presents an indepth look at proto-punk miscreants The Pretty Things’ moonlighting activities as Electric Banana
Fifty years of Monkee business
❉ Andrew Hickey, author of ‘Monkee Music’, offers a critical reassessment of the prefab four’s NBC series, which debuted 50 years ago
Dusty Springfield: Reputation (Expanded)
❉ Rob Morris reviews Dusty Springfield’s PSB-enhanced 80s comeback album, given a luxurious reissue treatment by Cherry Red.
The Big Midweek: Life inside The Fall
❉ Andrew J. Duncan casts kelly’s eye over Steve Hanley & Olivia Piekarski’s memoir of life inside The Fall.