Young musicians I knew never needed permission to play whatever they wanted, whatever the ‘labels.’ That was sixty years ago when I started playing music, round the time of the ‘folk revival.’ A creaking term by now… I like Lankum and the sonic world they pass their selected songs through. As I like some Walter Pardon recordings and even old McColl now that there is a lot of his work on Bandcamp to access. (Should have dumped the banjo player and found more creative partners imo but heyho). Not sure the dear old Guardian’s accolade will ring very far with anyone under 30 but you grab it where you can, I suppose.