New releases for 5 May 2017

The new release juggernaut rolls on relentlessly, and we’ve got 8 mighty fine albums released on 5 May to recommend to you. From A Room: Volume 1 is Chris Stapleton’s follow-up to the hugely successful Traveller, produced by the fast-becoming-legendary Dave Cobb; if you like modern country, start here! Kasabian have stuffed For Crying Out…

New releases for 28 April 2017

The new release schedule starts to pick up again after Record Store Day, and there are some beauties due for release on 28 April. Gorillaz return with their fifth album, their first since 2011; Humanz explores deep house, hip-hop, funk and soul. Mark Lanegan’s new album Gargoyle features his 50-fathom-deep voice and was created in…

New releases for 21 April 2017

Even with Record Store Day the following day, there are some fine releases due out on 21 April. Here are some particularly worthy of attention. Ray Davies’ Americana is his first solo album for nearly a decade. The album is a hymn to the importance of America to Ray throughout his life, and one of…

Pre-sale of the week: Jason Isbell – The Nashville Sound, out 16 June

Pre-sale of the week is The Nashville Sound by Jason Isbell, out on 16 June. Jason Isbell, one of the great American singer-dongwriters, returns with The Nashville Sound. The album was recorded at Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio A and produced by Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb, who produced Isbell’s previous album, Something More Than Free, and…

Special pre-sale preview

As there are so few new releases out on the 14th April, we thought we would highlight some of the great new releases that have just been announced during the last couple of weeks. These are: Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution, Kasabian – For Crying Out Loud, The Charlatans – Different Days, Gorillaz –…

Pre-sale of the week: Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley, out 7 July

Pre-sale of the week is Every Valley by Public Service Broadcasting, out on 7 July. Every Valley is the third album from Public Service Broadcasting, the brainchild of London-based J. Willgoose, Esq., who, along with his drumming companion, Wrigglesworth, and their bass player, keys and horns man extraordinaire, JFAbraham, is on a quest to inform,…