New releases for 3 November 2017

This week’s batch of recommended releases is smaller than usual, but still perfectly formed. There are very few musicians for whom the description ‘legendary’ is appropriate, but Richard Thompson is one of those few; Live At Rockpalast features two shows recorded in ’83 and ’84, spread over 3 CDs and 2 DVDs, and is both…

New releases for 27 October 2017

This week’s recommended releases start with the beautiful jazz voice of Gregory Porter, whose Nat King Cole & Me is a deeply personal tribute to the legendary crooner who ignited Gregory’s love of music. Twenty years after they first broke through with their debut, Stereophonics bring us their tenth studio album, Scream Above The Sounds;…

New releases for 20 October 2017

We have an exciting octet recommended of new releases for you this week! Margo Price’s second album, All American Made, delivers on the rich promise of her debut: it’s an unflinchingly honest depiction of the trials of everyday life, painting poetic portraits of men and women just trying to get by. Widely considered to be…

New releases for 13 October 2017

We’ve got just 6 recommended releases for you this week, but they are all smashers! First up St. Vincent returns with the inspired Masseduction, with inventive guitar, synths and electronica creating the right atmosphere to explore themes of sex, death and power. Possibly the most aptly titled work of Beck’s extraordinary career, Colors is an…

Pre-sale of the week: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Who Built the Moon?, out 24 November

Pre-sale of the week is Who Built the Moon? by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, out on 24 November. Who Built The Moon? is the eagerly anticipated brand new studio album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The former Oasis star spent two years collaborating with producer, DJ and composer David Holmes on the record,…