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In Glasgow and Manchester with Rou, Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery of your first subscription issue, 8 weeks for overseas orders. For full terms and conditions please visit www.magazinesdirect.com/terms. For enquiries and THINGS WE LIKE Chris, Rory and Rob as they spread overseas rates contact [email protected] or call +44 330 333 0233. their message in the circle pits COVER: CHARLES HAMELIN COVER: BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN 93NME15011105.pgs 06.03.2015 16:59 TELL US WHAT’s Answering you ON YOUR this week: MIND Lucy Jones LETTER OF THE WEEK EMAIL [email protected] TWITTER twitter.com/nme WINS £50 OF VOUCHERS! FACEBOOK www.seetickets.com facebook.com/nmemagazine POST NME, 110 Southwark St, HOOKED ON London SE1 0SU NEW MUMFORDS Judging from the trailers, GUITAR Mumford & Sons’ new album MUSIC LIVES will be drastically diferent to There’s been much talk of the last album, ‘Babel’. The lack guitar music fading away of banjo and acoustic guitar in recently, but I look at it the most recent teaser was diferently. 2015 has a huge a definite shock when I watched roster of albums coming out it for the first time. I was that are gonna be brilliant: bemused about the electric Drenge, The Vaccines, The sound they were going for, but Maccabees, Palma Violets. after 10 seconds of listening All these bands have and watching I could hear the massive followings that are familiarity of Mumfords’ classic keeping this mothership tunes, just played on electric afloat. Then you’ve got guitars. Now I can’t stop playing it. I’m already hooked! Lucy Jones: Mumford & Sons’ schtick has been way more bands like Ride, Sleater- I adore Mumfords’ previous releases, but I completely successful than most people might have predicted when Kinney and The Pop Group get why they wish to change their sound. The band have they first glimpsed Marcus in his tweed waistcoat, and it who are reforming because developed a name for themselves on acoustic guitars would’ve been easy for them to make similar records they know that guitar and banjos that some people appreciate while others over and over again. So good on them. But from where music is alive and kicking. do not. I appreciate their diversity. It’s clear they aren’t I’m sitting I see no reason for them to stop at the The critics are singing the 4 limiting their possibilities, and I have utter respect for electric guitar. Album four: go gabba. Album five: get wrong verse. Guitar music this. I am excited to hear their new ideas. Winston dropping some terrorcore verses. Album six: will last forever! Alysa O’Connor, via email time for Ted to play about with some drum’n’bass beats. Declan Roberts, via email LJ: Add albums from this THE CRIBS’ NEW whole review Ruby (I hope out Sunhouse, Clayhill, ALL HAIL HYDE PARK lot to your list, Declan, and SONGS: INSTANT you enjoy our sensitive UNKLE, Toy Drum and Over the years, Hyde Park you’ll have the best year of CLASSICS edit), but your description Shane Meadows’ films has been the home to so music of your life: Grimes, Me and a few friends of a moshpit is A+. Can (a great friend of Gavin’s many iconic shows by iconic Courtney Barnett, Kendrick went to The Cribs’ show smell it from here. Please who featured his music in bands. Not only have The Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Blur. at Manchester Ritz on accept this excellent most of his films). Please Libertines made a comeback Some with guitars, some February 25. It was hot. picture, below, from their pay tribute to a great artist. there, but other bands without, all sure to be fine It was sweaty. It was show at the London’s Helen Buckley-Hofmann, such as Blur, The Who and pieces of work. moshing mayhem. But it Electric Ballroom last via email The Strokes have been was amazing. They opened month as a reward for getting involved too. 2015 is with ‘Mirror Kissers’, and your endeavours. LJ: You’re absolutely definitely going to be a year the crowd raged to all the right, Helen. Gavin of pleasantly unexpected new songs, even though PAY TRIBUTE Clark was a remarkable headliners, reformed bands they’re not out yet – surely TO GAVIN CLARK songwriter. His work with and new music, so let’s just a sign that they’re instant I can’t believe that your last Shane Meadows on the hope it’s as good as we all classics… As final song ‘City issue had no mention of the soundtracks to This Is expect – bring on the music! Of Bugs’ was being played, tragic and untimely death England, Somers Town Kate Tacey, via email a huge area of the moshpit of Gavin Clark on February and Dead Man’s Shoes cleared, ready for everyone 15. To those who knew him was fantastic, as his solo LJ: Blur at Hyde Park LOOK WHO’S to have a final jump as personally, professionally work and everything he in 2009 was one of the STALKING the chorus built. Every or just through did with the bands you greatest gigs of my steaming-hot member of loving his music, mention in your letter. The entire life, so I share I met Ben and Mike from the crowd ran in like it the shock and vulnerability of his voice your excitement, Kate. Royal Blood after their was full of ice-cold water.