A+E

On his raw and visceral eighth solo LP, Graham Coxon takes us back to when he was revered as Blur's experimental weirdo.

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Created as a conscious response to the burn-out he experienced touring 2009’s brilliant and meticulously crafted The Spinning Top, A+E finds Coxon embracing dissonance, lo-fi murk and motorik beats to deliver his noisiest and most visceral album since 2000’s The Golden D.

It seems remarkable that Blur first split ten years ago.

Graham Coxon's new album finds him once again reasserting his claim to be the oldest teenager in town, writes <strong>Paul Mardles</strong>

Coxon's wilfully abrasive eighth solo album might bring him full circle, but it also sends him spiralling into thrilling new territory, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>

Graham Coxon - A+E review: Golden Graham

A&E Parlophone ***

Blur guitarist puts in his application to join the Itchy and Scratchy Show. CD review by Bruce Dessau