Cat Power - The GreatestTeaming Cat Power with the Hi team who recorded behind Ann Peebles and Al Green was an unexpected and brilliant idea. A special alchemy took place at Ardent Studios in Memphis which enhanced both Cat Power's gorgeous smoky voice and the soulful groove the band has laid down. I would say that that it was worth the price of the album just for the majestic opening song, The Greatest, were it not that it is also available as a single, but that would be to

Night Stroll - Harry Lewis 1962

with the remainder being black vinyl

with arrangements by his long-time collaborator Fiona Brice

'Little Trouble Girl' is a killer as is 'Skip Tracer' but the epic 'Diamond Sea' is the monster

raising funds for charity

This album follows CTMF’s Last Punk Standing LP and is something of a left turn

James Holden

as a cycle of chamber songs

a newly discovered cache of unreleased material

A Grand Don't Come for Free

melodic figure construction

Tinariwen‰۪s homeland