In which we commence our review of the Mercury Music Prize contenders, with comments about four albums from that list, plus more musings on how musicians actually make money, and a review of a gig by Jen Cloher. ElTele has reckons about the new Blur album, and listens to Damon Albarn on the Sodajerker podcast.
Sport: we talk about the Women’s Football World Cup, a very open competition which has lost some big teams, and the Mark Cavendish documentary is out on Netflix. Two book reviews in this episode, a sci-fi classic, and a book on maths.
Blur – Barbaric (live) (YouTube)
Jen Cloher – I Am the River, the River is Me (YouTube)
Mark Cavendish – Never Enough trailer (YouTube)
Lankum – Go Dig My Grave (YouTube)
Ezra Collective – No Confusion ft. Kojey Radical (YouTube)
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