Gentle Spirit, Jonathan Wilson’s critically acclaimed 2011 solo debut, sounded like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young getting high on The Dark Side Of The Moon. The new Fanfare sets the Wayback Machine for a slightly more recent vintage—roughly 1975. The Sopwith Camel cover and occasional jazz flute filigree notwithstanding, Fanfare sounds like Crosby, Stills & Nash crashing the recording sessions for Wish You Were Here, only to find out that Steely Dan has already done all the blow. Tin soldiers and Nixon have come and gone. Jimmy Carter’s in the White House and Cecil Taylor is on the lawn. Wilson will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on him.
Wilson: This is the absolutely the most next-level Indian food in London to my knowledge. That’s actually saying a lot. I’ve been spending more and more time in London over the last few years, and Indian is one of the things Londoners hold sacred. There is so much great curry in the city. This place is an absolute mad feeding frenzy seven days a week; the kitchen looks like a war zone. The tandoori shrimp will blow anyone’s mind. Every dish is perfection. BYOB!
