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17 December 2025

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"With ‘Belong’ serving notice of Jay Som’s continued abilities" (8/10 - Clash). "Will undoubtedly solidify her reputation as your favourite pop singer's favourite pop singer" (8/10 - Exclaim"

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"The fact they are producing some of their best work seems almost absurd, and yet here we are" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Idlewild is no nostalgic LP—it’s the sound of a band rejuvenated" (10/10 - XS Noize)

My Dusty Road

Woody Guthrie

My Dusty Road

54 rediscovered tracks, recorded over six days in the middle of WWII, from the folk legend

Label: Rounder
UK Release date: 25/08/2009

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10.0 | Rolling Stone

The sound quality is astonishing ... It's the sound of Guthrie as a man, not a ghost.
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10.0 | The Guardian

The result is astonishing: now, more than 40 years on, Guthrie and his friends can be heard as never before.
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