Nothing under four stars - Poetry and music

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Nothing under four stars - Poetry and music

David Doig

David Doig

Arlo Parks_by Samuel Wren on Wikimedia
Arlo Parks deploys her voice as an instrument of comfort and compassion, ranging from classic soul to post-modern

Poets were the rock stars of previous centuries. Lives of explosive passion, deep despair, substance abuse and early death are well storied. In the 21st century, poetry and music should feel comfortable lying together. With these artists, they do

Collapsed In Sunbeams Arlo Parks Transgressive Records, 2021 ★★★★ It shouldn’t be an easy tag to car­ry that “voice of a generation” mantle, , Arlo Parks album cover _ Supplied by David Doig