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            This month’s essential tracks for guitar lovers


















            FONTAINES DC                                     OASIS                                           TOM MISCH & YUSSUF DAYES
            A Hero’s Death                                   Don’t Stop…                                     Festival

            The Dublin quintet’s first single from the       Unearthed by Noel Gallagher, this is a          Found on Tom Misch’s sophomore album,
            sophomore album of the same name boasts          largely acoustic demo of a song that until      Festival features impeccable rhythms
            roaring guitars that shift between major and     recently had only been heard as part of a       underpinning balanced and collected
            minor, as well as quintessential Beach           soundcheck recording from Hong Kong in          arpeggiated guitar melodies, while short
            Boys-style backing vocals.                       the early 2000s.                                searing lead lines peal in the distance.
















            FENNE LILY                                       LIANNE LA HAVAS                                 JOFF ODDIE
            To Be A Woman Pt.2                               Can’t Fight                                     To Mr Fahey

            Following the wonderful Hypochondriac,           The third single to come from her               This is the title track of Wolf Alice guitarist
            Dead Oceans’ latest signing Fenne Lily has       forthcoming album, Can’t Fight opens            Joff Oddie’s instrumental folk album, the
            released her second single for the label,        with a cool tapping melody before lo-fi         proceeds from which go to the Trussell
            which is raw and furious, with ground-           drums lay the groundwork for La Havas’          Trust to help with UK food banks during
            shaking guitars and inventive dynamics.          effortless vocal.                               the COVID-19 crisis.
















            POTTERY                                          SHARON VAN ETTEN & JOSH HOMME                   PERFUME GENIUS
            Hot Heater                                       (Whats So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding  Describe
            Pottery released Hot Heater alongside the        For this cover of a song penned by Nick         What began life as a ballad took on a new
            announcement of their debut album, due           Lowe in 1974, Van Etten and the Queens          life when it was introduced to Blake Mills,
            in June. Reminiscent of Talking Heads and        Of The Stone Age frontman’s delectable          whose guitar is resplendent throughout. The
            Freaky Styley-era Red Hot Chili Peppers, it’s    duet burns slow and bittersweet, with sultry    end result straddles the line between
            laced with raw and choppy guitars.               slide guitar atmospherics aplenty.              modern country and stoner rock.
















            KATY J PEARSON                                   BLAKE MILLS                                     DEEP PURPLE
            Take Back The Radio                              Never Forever                                   Man Alive
            Bristol’s Katy J Pearson returns with this       The opening track from Mills’ stellar new       Loaded with references to the end of days,
            belter, whose crisp reverberated guitar is set   album Mutable Set begins with washes of         the lead from Deep Purple’s forthcoming
            against her enticing vocal. It also features     ambience before a crescendo leads into          LP Whoosh! is perfectly tailored to a global
            labelmate Davey Newington of Boy Azooga          beautifully fingerpicked guitar. The            crisis, and opens with vocal harmonies
            on drums and backing vocals.                     33-year-old Angeleno is a serious talent.       and Steve Morse’s signature doublestops.


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