Uncut May 2026

EVERY PRINT EDITION OF THIS ISSUE OF UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE 15-TRACK CD, SONGS IN THE CHEST OF MY SOUL, FEATURING 15 TRACKS HAND-PICKED BY KURT VILE, INCLUDING KIM GORDON, SUN RA, ROYAL TRUX, STEVE GUNN, JESSICA PRATT, THE HALO BENDERS, RED RED MEAT, KURT VILE & MORE!

EVERY PRINT EDITION OF THIS ISSUE OF UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE 15-TRACK CD, SONGS IN THE CHEST OF MY SOUL, FEATURING 15 TRACKS HAND-PICKED BY KURT VILE, INCLUDING KIM GORDON, SUN RA, ROYAL TRUX, STEVE GUNN, JESSICA PRATT, THE HALO BENDERS, RED RED MEAT, KURT VILE & MORE!

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TOM WAITS: Amid rumours of new activity, Beck, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, Lucinda Williams and other noted admirers trace the strange, sprawling genius of a true American original – from boho troubadour to avant-garde alchemist. “His voice could bend time or raise the dead…”

TORI AMOS: The bewitching singer-songwriter on communing with Celtic gods, mythical wizards and the Muses – and the fierce allegorical powers of her spectacular new album

QUEEN: From homemade amps and operatic vocal marathons to fantasy realms, hostile critics and a breakthrough turn on Top Of The Pops: Brian May and Roger Taylor on the audacious Queen II

PIXIES: The original quartet – Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and Dave Lovering – look back on their formative years, from twisted screams to “deviant” hit singles

KURT VILE: It’s Saturday night, so the freewheeling troubadour takes Uncut round his favourite Philly haunts. To be discussed along the way: loss, family and the nourishing power of rock’n’roll

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SUNN O))): The robed drone metal pioneers put the pieces together of their uncompromising career

AN AUDIENCE WITH… RICK WAKEMAN: The high wizard of prog talks Bowie, bhunas and golfing with Norman Wisdom

THE MAKING OF “SEPTEMBER” BY EARTH, WIND AND FIRE: How John Coltrane, Charles Stepney and “deep meaning” helped inspire a crossover juggernaut

ALBUM BY ALBUM WITH JESCA HOOP: The singular singer-songwriter recounts the twists and turns that have taken her from Sonoma County to the Isle of Wight

MY LIFE IN MUSIC: Jamaican melody maker Ziggy Marley on the records that give him positive vibrations

REVIEWED: Brown Horse, Irmin Schmidt, Sturgill Simpson, Juni Habel, Ringo Starr, Souled American, Thundercat, U2, Scritti Politti, Super Furry Animals, Yoko Ono, Paul Weller, Taj Mahal, Wednesday, Billy Preston and more

PLUS: Jack White’s art exhibition, Country Joe McDonald and Gary Walker RIP, Record Store Day essentials, Melissa Auf Der Maur, John Densmore meets Chuck D, punk collectibles and introducing… Prostitute

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