Down By The Water
1 SONGHOY BLUES Barre
The Mali outfit’s new album Optimisme (reviewed on p32) is even more ferocious than their previous work, as “Barre” demonstrates. With Matt Sweeney producing, they’re pairing distorted guitar riffs with genuine rebellion, railing against organised marriage and armed insurgency or, here, celebrating the youth of Mali.
2 ADRIANNE LENKER Anything
Last year was a busy one for Big Thief, but their chief songwriter is nonetheless about to
