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Linda Thompson  Proxy Music

The extended Thompson clan, the Proclaimers and Rufus Wainwright are among those lending their voices to a moving set from a folk great The Observer

Linda Thompson  Proxy Music

She clearly wanted an audience to hear these songs, but she also wanted a chance to create with artists she loves and respects, and the joy of creation is matched by the joy of hearing these musicians at work All Music

Linda Thompson  Proxy Music

There’s an ethereal feel, something that transcends the boundaries of folk, a gentleness yet something more, helped by the guitar of Richard Record Collector

Linda Thompson  Proxy Music

One of folk’s most talented figures has found her voice again, with a little help from a stellar cast of friends musicOMH

Linda Thompson  Proxy Music

Thompson’s writing gives this stellar cast plenty to work with. Print edition only Uncut

Linda Thompson  Proxy Music

It's a fabulous record. A unique kind of Various Artists tribute album where its 11 songs - not a bad one among them. Print edition only Mojo

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

Full of verve and kinetic energy, this feels like a debut which gives the band room to breathe, letting them gauge their surroundings before fully loosening the shackles. A very exciting start from a very exciting band Dork

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

The fivesome’s debut album has the roaring momentum of a young band ready to go The FT

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

They’re starting in a good place, with this album of diverse post-rock tracks with a heart Northern Transmissions

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

Despite the band’s unabashed borrowing, it’s hard to deny a song as huge as “Sweet”; the record’s obvious smarts and dynamic wallop carry it. Print edition only Uncut

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

The five-piece’s debut album is a bridge between Sonic Youth despondency and the larger-than-life, folklorish expectations and history thrown at on-the-rise New York bands Paste Magazine

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

The buzzy New York City rock quintet’s debut taps into a vivid sense of place. Their keening intensity captures a snapshot of a city coming unglued Pitchfork

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

The five-piece contrast portraits of the Big Apple's gritty landscape with romantic, emotional odes to new loves and former flames NME

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

A chronicle of the harsh, unrelenting mechanics of New York, but also an ode to its emotion and human connection DIY

Been Stellar  Scream From New York, NY

A searing, magnetic statement that emphatically fulfils Been Stellar’s undeniable potential. To paraphrase that age-old tourist tee: we still love NY Clash