This time around, the big cover feature looks at the late 70s run of records from Neil Young – a period when he was really changing things up! There's plenty more too – a long feature on the 75 best albums of 2024 – plus articles on Jack White, Father John Misty, Gillian Welch, Super Furry Animals, Neil Innes, and The National – plus a whopping 156 reviews of new music and more! There's also a bonus CD – a best-of 2024 – with cuts from Nick Cave, Kim Deal, Ezra Collective, Black Crowes, Jack White, Richard Thompson, and others. Magazine

David Bowie is on the cover for a feature focused on a peak period – 1974, a year that saw the completion of both Diamond Dogs and Young Americans (even if the latter wasn't released until '75) – showcasing a stunning a shift from glam rock to gleaming soul no one could've predicted, not even from a chameleon the likes of Bowie! Other features include a look back at Tom Petty's landmark Long After Dark, Small Face and post-Keith Moon Who drummer Kenney Jones, The Cure, Ezra Collective, Supertramp, The Saints and more. Includes the usual wide array of reviews and a free CD – Future Legends: 15 Tracks Of Dystopian Sci-Fi Rock – with tracks by Father John Misty, Hawkwind, Iggy Pop & James Williamson, The Flaming Lips, The The and many more. Magazine