Ian Rankin on Solid Air by John Martyn: “The voice of a whisky-soaked angel”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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Deborah Levy on Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie: “Britain needs this so much more than Brexit”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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Will Self on Astral Weeks by Van Morrison: “I felt his words like a corkscrew to my heart”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic: seasonal sweetness offset by more acrid notes
Rhys Ifans gives a Scrooge that is wonderfully funny, seductive and interactive with the audience.
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David Mitchell on Blue by Joni Mitchell: “It’s art, so it’s ageless”
The album transformed my understanding of what songs could do.
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Ali Smith on her favourite albums: “Trying to choose one ended in mutiny”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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Tracey Thorn on Innervisions by Stevie Wonder: “Full of serious intent – and danceable”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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Emily Berry on To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey: “It speaks to your shipwrecked feelings”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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