Pre-sale of the week is Peace Trail by Neil Young, out on 9 December. In the distant past, every Neil Young release was a highly anticipated one. And nothing has changed about that. 2016 has already seen the release of his Archival sets and the live Earth set released in June. But now that those…
There aren’t many albums released this close to Christmas, but some of them are still well worth checking out. 2 December brings us Hamburg Demonstrations, the new album from ex-Libertines front man Pete Doherty, a live performance from Public Service Broadcasting’s Race For Space tour at Brixton Academy, and a collection of sessions recorded for…
25 November brings four essential releases. First, Boots No.1 collects out-takes and demos from Gillian Welch’s seminal Revival, 20 years after that album’s release. 4Ever shows Prince at his brilliant best, with hits and other great tracks from the first 15 years of his career. And Paul Draper releases his second EP, cunningly titled EP…
Pre-sale of the week is Hardwired…To Self-Destruct by Metallica, out on 18 November. The greatest metal band in history return with their long-awaited tenth studio album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. Metallica have sold over 110 million albums worldwide, their last album, Death Magnetic, turned platinum in 17 countries and saw them perform to millions of fans in…
There are some crackers among the 6 recommended releases for 11 November. For years the concert at which Bob Dylan received the infamous ‘Judas’ heckle was incorrectly labelled as the Royal Albert Hall when in fact it was in Manchester. Now, for the first time, the real RAH gig is released. Imaginatively titled The Real…
Pre-sale of the week is Hamburg Demonstrations by Pete Doherty, out on 2 December. Hamburg Demonstrations is the new album from enigmatic Libertines front-man Pete Doherty. It includes the singles ‘The Whole World Is Our Playground’ and a new recording of the Amy Winehouse tribute ‘Flags From The Old Regime’. The album also features ‘Hell…