Julian Cope: Deep Cuts

Julian Cope has never been shy about flaunting his eccentricity; while Island Records waited for him to churn out more hits in the late ‘80s, he served up the irreverent, self-evident '50s-style rocker “Out of My Mind on Dope & Speed.” In the 21st century, that non-conformist spirit has only become more deeply entrenched—see the industrial-blues grind of “Hell Is Wicked” or the ominous psych-folk of “Raving on the Moor.”