Fiona Shepherd
Album review: PiL; This is PiL
John Lydon sounds very relaxed on PiL’s first album in 20 years – as much as is possible while sounding like a deranged children’s entertainer
CD of the Week: Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
THE Proclaimers recently told The Scotsman that they have always been attracted to writing the same kind of song, one which embodies a poetic and melodic simplicity, because that way lies honesty and integrity.
Album review: Garbage; Not YOur Kind of People
For a band that’s supposedly about alienation and rawness, the return of Shirley Manson’s gang is as polished, accessible and overproduced as ever, writes Fiona Shepherd
Album review: Damon Albarn; Dr Dee
The world of Elizabethan court magician Dr John Dee is a long way from Blur, but Damon Albarn sounds very much at home on this spellbinding new project
Gig review: Lianne La Havas, Glasgow Oran Mor
Londoner Lianne La Havas has a stint as Paloma Faith’s backing singer on her CV, but her own solo career has taken off handsomely in the five years since she elected to learn guitar and write her own material in earnest, catching the ear of Gary Barlow, Bon Iver and Prince before she has even released an album.
Gig review: New Order, Glasgow O2 Academy
NEW Order have had such a stop/start trajectory over the past 20 years that this latest comeback felt like welcoming old friends back from their round-the-world trip.
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Still game: The Proclaimers at 50
Having just racked up 100 years between them, the Reid brothers intend to keep going while they still have things they need to say, or at least as long as their voices hold out. By Fiona Shepherd
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