Robert Wyatt

Written in Seattle, and betraying an obvious nostalgia for chief songwriter Ben Bridwell's native North Carolina, Band Of Horses' strident debut offered a simplified, but no less effective, take on My Morning Jacket's concept of cosmic Americana. Read More

Having made Johnny Cash hip again, the producer Rick Rubin applied his less-is-more magic to the squarest crooner of the lot. Read More

After seeing you guys put on really energetic shows over the last few years, I was a little surprised by One Life Stand , which sounds like your most low-key album to date. Read More

After seeing you guys put on really energetic shows over the last few years, I was a little surprised by One Life Stand , which sounds like your most low-key album to date. Read More

Welcome to the latest edition of Pitchfork's Guest List. Read More

It was then that it struck me: the beard has become one of the crucial, era-defining signifiers for non-mainstream rock in the noughties. Read More

When Gina Birch and Ana da Silva decided to start a band in the late 1970s, they were art students who "knew nothing" about music. Read More

Veteran alternative musician Robert Wyatt and Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin were among those honoured at the 36th annual Gold Badge Awards, presented in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) in association with PRS For Music. Read More

For 36 years the Gold Badge awards have been a low-key affair conducted behind closed doors – a quiet nod of appreciation to the unsung heroes of the recording industry. Read More

RAR brought together musicians from different cultural backgrounds to challenge racism. Read More