Mdou Moctar
We survey the best of the best from an increasingly overwhelming half-year of music
Plus Jessica Pratt, Ibibio Sound Machine, Hana Vu, Kamasi Washington, John Carpenter, Kee Avil, Agriculture, John McKiel and Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly
Plus Rico Nasty & Boys Noize, Knocked Loose and Tara Jane O’Neil
Plus Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Mdou Moctar and more
New set of alternate and live versions from 2017 to 2020
Expanded version out on Thursday
Plus Parquet Courts, Mdou Moctar, Cate Le Bon, Jenny Hval, Yves Tumor and more
See the Nigerien guitarist and his bandmates perform songs from ‘Afrique Victime’
See the new 10-minute clip telling the story behind the album.
The year’s half over and it’s still hard to know what to make of it.…
The best new releases of the past month, from desert blues to progressive metalcore.
