New releases for 16 March 2018

In the autumn of 1971, Sly And The Family Stone released the seminal There’s A Riot Goin’ On, a record booming with the passion of revolution. With this in mind, Yo La Tengo have channelled a similar fear (though with an expected tonal shift) into a calming album that functions simultaneously as both a direct…

New releases for 21 August 2015

Next week sees some long-awaited and some unexpected releases. Announced just ten days before release, Dr Dre’s new album, Compton, gets a physical CD rush release, with the vinyl to follow later. The Strypes release their second album, which is full of their rollicking version of rock’n’roll, The Fratellis weigh in with sharp, observant song-writing,…