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Often hiding behind deadpan wit and snarky tweets, You’re Beautiful hitmaker James Blunt is one of Britain’s most underrated songwriters.

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Though rowdy and rebellious, The Pogues’ ‘Red Roses For Me’ album was executed with feeling – and hinted at greatness ahead.

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Coming one year after the record-breaking success of her debut album, ‘Crossroads’ found Tracy Chapman following up in inspiring fashion.

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Revealing a desire to stretch sonically whole also contending with a decline in Shane MacGowan’s health, ‘Peace And Love’ still holds its own.

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Recorded while Neil Young felt lost at sea, ‘On The Beach’ remains an intensely introspective masterpiece from ‘a period of disillusionment’.

List & Guides

Painting pictures in sound, the best Joni Mitchell songs see the artist making bold decisions – and even bolder statements.

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With his ‘Happy Sad’ album, Tim Buckley embraced jazz music and gave himself creative carte blanche for the future.

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Featuring memorable covers and what Tim Buckley felt was one of his best songs, the ‘Sefronia’ album found him singing as well as ever.

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Unfairly overlooked, ‘Pogue Mahone’ saw the Celtic folk-punk rebels kiss our arses goodbye with a life-affirming final album.

Interviews

The Staves’ third album, ‘Good Woman’, takes the sibling trio into new places. ‘We just do what we feel we need to,’ they tell Dig!

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