Wire #506

Inside our brand new issue:

Wendy Eisenberg: The prolific US guitarist collides free jazz with metal and Americana across myriad collaborations and a new introspective solo album. By Stewart Smith

Mariá Portugal: The Brazilian percussionist and improvisor reanimates song fragments from São Paolo’s radical past. By Peter Margasak

KAVARI: The Glasgow producer and DJ brings the occult to the club through visceral volume. By Misha Farrant

The Primer: Augustus Pablo: A user’s guide to the recordings of the roots reggae artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist who conjured visions of a better world. By Derek Walmsley

Invisible Jukebox: Yellow Swans: How will the psychedelic noise duo process The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Ilia Rogatchevski

Cowboy Builder: Junk shop jerry-rigging from the shadowy Edinburgh quartet. By Daryl Worthington

LINTD: The Manchester based artist connects grief with ideas of Black utopia. By John Morrison

Jenna Sutela: Pond life and slime mould fuel the Finnish artist’s creative language. By Robert Barry

Global Ear: Berlin’s Turkish diaspora keeps the psychedelic light burning. By Robert Rigney

Unlimited Editions: The outsider sounds of Jordan label Drowned By Locals skirt the margins. By Miloš Hroch

The Inner Sleeve: Tim Fish on Armand Hammer’s Rome

Against The Grain: The new sound of UK rap is hijacked by London’s police force for clicks. By Hugh Morris

Epiphanies: Derek Baron passes the time with Laure M Hiendl.

& so much more..