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Big Time Sounds

1 ROBYN HITCHCOCK

 Midnight Tram To Nowhere

Paying tribute to archaic transport over a psychedelic blues shuffle, “Midnight Tram…” combines a few of the singer-songwriter’s obsessions. It’s also a highlight of Shufflemania!, Hitchcock’s first LP in five years.

2 DRY CLEANING

Gary Ashby

is the ace second album from this London-based four-piece, one of the most lyrically inventive and unique groups around: this track, jangling with Johnny Marresque sass, tells the tale of a family’s lost tortoise: “”, intones Florence Shaw. Check out the full review on page 39.

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