Iain and Andrew offer some thoughts on the runners and riders in contention for this year’s Mercury Prize, before getting down to reviewing some fresh tuneage. Does U.S. Girls’ pivot towards the eighties make for a welcome return? Does Big Joanie’s brand of “black feminist punk” raise a pulse and a smile? Does the murky noise-rock of Chat Pile captivate, as well as challenge and confront? Does Matthew Davidson’s output as Twain stand up to his work with alternative-folksters The Low Anthem? And does The Utopia Strong’s second LP represent the progressive-synth trio’s big break, or is it just a load of old balls? So many questions! A “masterwork of transcendental guitar” has The Vinyl Word. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio).
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