Dirty Three: Toward the Low Sun – review

(Bella Union)It's 20 years since instrumental post-rock trio Dirty Three formed in Melbourne. Between them, violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner and drummer Jim White have played with some of rock's most revered acts, from Nick Cave to PJ Harvey, from Cat Power to Will Oldham; but working together without a songwriter's vision to realise, they tend towards a more sprawling, improvisational mode. This eighth album is certainly that – the fiery opener Furnace Skies approaches free-jazz ...

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