Various Artists: London's Calling – review

(Culture Clash)It's certainly an intriguing idea: take a well-known batch of songs about London and ask London-based musicians from different communities to provide a re-interpretation. And it works, at least in part. The songs are suitably varied, ranging from pop and folk to music-hall, and the artists involved remind us that much of the best music in the capital results from its cultural mix. The best tracks are the bravest and least expected, with Soothsayers providing a languid and thoughtf...

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