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Robert Johnson: A Blues Retrospective Part 1

We present part 1 of our guest columnists’ passionate views on the blues career of the immortal Robert Johnson.

The Crooked Brothers are superb instrumentalists and great songwriters: Thank You I’m Sorry is a terrific album.

The Prince of Elegance returns with ‘Avonmore’, his finest album in years, redolent with the sheen of Roxy Music.

Olenka and the Autumn Lovers’ ‘Hard Times’ is a perfect album for the change in season: melancholy, gorgeous and powerful.

The new album from Walter Salas-Humara is as original, as understated and as necessary as music gets these days.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers regain the fire in their bellies with ‘Hypnotic Eye’, a sure contender for rock album of the year.