BREWING UP WITH BILLY BRAGG
‘an unmitigated success” showing ‘how far the art of Billy Bragg has come on’
Sounds
Top 10 albums of 1984
NME
One of the ‘100 Greatest British Albums Ever’
Q
TALKING WITH THE TAXMAN ABOUT POETRY
‘a winning mesh, by turns as political as the Clash, as clever as Elvis Costello, as melodic as Ray Davies and as rocking as Chuck Berry’
Rolling Stone
‘a great leap forward, the deft application of understated instrumental accompaniment on some of Bragg’s best-ever songs.’
Trouser Press
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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WORKERS PLAYTIME
‘Bragg’s pithy, poignant wordplay, combining-tragicomic ingenuity… with the directness of a political tract, is a treat in itself.’
Rolling Stone
‘Workers Playtime is something to treasure. With its heart worn on its sleeve and the milk of human kindness pouring from the turntable, you cannot help but love it’
NME
‘This is his most thoughtful, most carefully-crafted work to date’
Melody Maker
‘It’s been over thirty years since Nora first asked me to look at some unpublished lyrics of her father’s. I had no idea then that the project that she, I and Wilco undertook would lead to a complete reassessment of the legacy of Woody Guthrie.’
“The frustration of seeing nothing that spoke to me on Top Of The Pops in the early 80’s made me realise if I wanted to hear music that had something to say about the state of the world and real life, I’d have to make it myself. 18 months later I recorded my first LP. To mark the 40th anniversary of Life’s A Riot with Spy vs Spy, I’ve compiled a number of commemorative releases that trace the arc of my career since those fateful Thursday nights.” Billy Bragg
‘The music of Britain’s foremost protest singer gets an evocative overview in this nuanced compilation’
Album Of The Week
The Guardian
‘…a musically mature, international artist who is still bursting with energy.’
Rolling Stone
‘A British institution.’
Clash
‘One of the great human beings of Planet Earth…while the world changes by the minute, Billy’s empathy remains steadfast.’
Brooklyn Vegan
Upcoming Shows
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12novOVO Hydro – GlasgowSEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YWOVO HydroBuy Tickets
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13novOpera House – BlackpoolChurch Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HUOpera HouseSold Out
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14novMotorpoint Arena – NottinghamBolero Square, Nottingham NG1 1LAMotorpoint ArenaBuy Tickets
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16novO2 City Hall – NewcastleNorthumberland Rd. Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8SFO2 City HallSold Out
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