First up this week, prog-folker Jon Boden, best-known as the lead singer of Bellowhead, releases his third solo album, Afterglow, which imagines a near future in which the luxuries and comforts of 21st-century life have become scarce and a harder, simpler existence prevails. Rock gods The Darkness return with their fifth, Pinewood Smiles; all the…
Pre-sale of the week is Low In High School by Morrissey, out on 17 November. Low In High School is Morrissey’s first studio album since 2014 and was recorded at La Fabrique Studios in France and at Ennio Morricone’s Forum Studios in Rome. The record is produced by Joe Chiccarelli (who has worked with Frank…
Our recommended releases for 29 September start with Live At Pompeii, recorded when David Gilmour returned to the ancient amphitheatre 45 years after the legendary Pink Floyd gig there with a show including songs from throughout his career, including many Floyd classics. Chris Rea plays to his strengths with Road Songs For Lovers, which showcases…
Pre-sale of the week is All American Made by Margo Price, out on 20 October. Delivering on the promise of her debut and then some, All American Made finds Margo Price planting herself firmly in the soil as a songwriter who’s here for the long haul. A prolific writer with a knack for candid self-reflection,…
The first of our recommended releases for 22 September is from Reverend And The Makers; if their last album, 2015’s Mirrors, was weird and wonderful, The Death Of A King continues the strange feel that seems to attach itself to much of their music. V is, unsurprisingly, the 5th album from The Horrors, and it’s…
Pre-sale of the week is Nat King Cole & Me, a beautiful tribute to the velvet-voiced Nat from the fabulous Gregory Porter, out on 27 October. Nat King Cole & Me is the brand new 12-track album from Grammy-winning singing sensation Gregory Porter – one of the most successful jazz artists of his generation. It…
We kick off this week’s releases with Concrete And Gold, the ninth studio album from rock behemoths Foo Fighters and their first since 2014’s Sonic Highways. Dave Grohl has said that he wants this one to be like Motörhead’s version of Sgt Pepper, and while we’ve no idea what that would sound like, the album…
Pre-sale of the week is Lotta Sea Lice by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, out on 13 October. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most acclaimed and gifted songwriters of our generation, have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents. In Lotta Sea Lice Barnett and Vile…
Special pre-release announcement We will be stocking a very special limited version of The Killers’ upcoming new album Wonderful, Wonderful on pink vinyl! This will be available in-store only from the day of release (22nd September). There are no pre-orders and no online sales for this limited edition, only one copy per customer and…
Here are our recommended new releases for 8 September. Of Nothing But Thieves’ second album, Broken Machine, the band say: “The aim on Broken Machine was to create a rock album that feels fresh and exciting.” Job done! Micah P. Hinson is our favourite purveyor of the very darkest and most gothic Americana and his…