Back to a Shadow in the Night: Music Journalism and Writings, 1968-2001

One of the most important critics writing in the past 35 years, Jonathan Cott has interviewed and reviewed major artists in publishing, art, film and music, often unearthing new voices years before they're discovered by the mainstream. In Back to a Shadow in the Night, his music interviews and essays – covering an astonishingly wide range of artists and styles – are collected for the first time in one volume. From pondering the links between Patti Smith and Rimbaud to revealing the introver...