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7/10 There comes a point when any endorsement doesn’t have the weight it once did; Bradford (confusingly from across the M62 in Blackburn) were once proclaimed by none other than Morrissey as his favourite band after the release in 1988 of their debut single Skin Storm, the by then solo artist even releasing his own version a few years later. He wasn’t the only well-known fan either, the erstwhile skinheads joining forces with Smiths producer Stephen Street on their first album, Shoutin...

★★★★★ EXTINCTION-RESISTANT octet Crazy Arm rise like a phoenix with this fabulous collection, which owes as much to masterly musicianship as their lived collective, creative spirit. Crazy Arm is all about musical and philosophical agitation, rich in stupendous syncopation, in-your-face assertiveness and echoes of Appalachian harmonies combining symbiotically song after song. Samantha Spake on violin and Simon Dobson on trumpet embroider terrific background riffs in intelligent and dem...