Pre-sale of the week is Presents The Holy Strangers by Micah P. Hinson, out on 8 September. Our favourite purveyor of the very darkest, most gothic Americana returns with Micah P. Hinson Presents The Holy Strangers. Hinson describes Presents The Holy Strangers as being a “modern folk opera.” The album tells the story of a…
Our recommended new releases for 2 June are a fine bunch. Keep It Hid, the second solo album from Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach, is a love letter to his adopted hometown, Nashville. Many of the songs were co-written with the legendary John Prine, and it’s a fine piece of work. Roger Waters’ latest solo…
Pre-sale of the week is Every Country’s Sun by Mogwai, out on 1 September. Mogwai return with their 9th studio album, recorded with renowned producer Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, Mogwai’s Come On Die Young and Rock Action) at his Tarbox Road Studios in New York State. Every Country’s Sun, which takes its…
There are some fabulous new releases for 26 May. We don’t usually include reissues in our top releases, but the 50th anniversary issue of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is a bit different! One of the most important albums in pop history has been remixed and reimagined for its birthday, and includes never-before-released takes.…
Pre-sale of the week is Sleep Well Beast by The National, out on 8 September. Sleep Well Beast, the seventh album from The National, is out on the 8th of September. Produced by member Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger, Sleep Well Beast was mixed by Peter Katis and recorded at…
There are some great new albums out on 19 May. We’ve seen Jane Weaver’s new album, Modern Kosmology, described as full of unwaning psychoactive pop energy – what greater recommendation can there be than that? One More Light is different from any other Linkin Park release; we get an unobstructed view into what makes the…
Pre-sale of the week is Brilliant Light by Danny & The Champions Of The World, out on 23 June. Brilliant Light, the follow-up to 2015’s award-winning What Kind Of Love, features 18 songs over two discs. The song ‘Swift Street’, which has been released to preview the album, is deeply personal to Danny George Wilson,…
There are six mighty recommended releases out on 12 May. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood release their third album in the past 6 months, Betty’s Blends Volume 3, which captures the CRB at their very best during a set of live shows in southern USA. Paramore’s fifth studio album, After Laughter, comes after a 4-year wait…
We are pleased as punch to let you all know that Emily Barker will be playing in store on Saturday 3rd June at 3pm to promote her new album Sweet Kind Of Blue. Check out her songs Sunrise and Over My Shoulder, then make sure you’re here on 3rd June.