New releases for 5 October 2018

This week sees the release of The Stars, The Ocean & The Moon, which marks the long-overdue return of Echo & The Bunnymen. This new studio album will see The Bunnymen, still led by the indomitable Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant, revisit some of their greatest songs to rearrange and transform them with co producer…

Pre-sale of the week: The Beatles – White Album (50th Anniversary Reissue), out 9 November

22 November 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles, otherwise known as the White Album, with the anniversary products released ahead of this on 9 November. The album has been remixed from the original analogue masters by Giles Martin. This is only the second ever multi-format reissue of a Beatles studio…

New releases for 28 September 2018

This week’s six lovelies start with Eddi Reader’s brand new studio album, Cavalier. Featuring sixteen songs, including current live favourites ‘Wonderful’, ‘My Favourite Dress’, Starlight, ‘Meg O’ The Glen’ and ‘Maiden’s Lament’, the new album was recorded and produced in Glasgow by Eddi with John Douglas. Eddi is currently celebrating her 40th(!) year as a…

New releases for 21 September 2018

This week’s recommended lovelies start with Billy F Gibbons. Billy is of course best-known as one-third of ZZ Top, and The Big Bad Blues sees him return to his first love, the blues. The album follows on from his Afro-Cuban-flavoured 2015 solo debut Perfectamundo and is a superb collection of down and dirty, raw rock…

Pre-sale of the week: Thom Yorke – Suspira (Music For The Luca Guadagnino Film), out 26 October

Suspiria contains 25 original compositions written by Thom Yorke specifically for Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento giallo horror classic. Instrumental score work is mixed with interstitial pieces and interludes and more traditional song structures featuring Thom’s vocals, such as ‘Unmade’, ‘Has Ended’ and ‘Suspirium’, which introduces the melodic theme that recurs throughout…

New releases for 14 September 2018

It’s a vintage week, and our smashers start with Paul Weller’s fourteenth solo album, True Meanings, a record unlike any he has ever made before. It’s characterised by grandiose yet delicate, lush orchestration: an aesthetic to which Paul’s better-than-ever voice, singing some of his most nakedly honest words, is perfectly suited. Turning 60 this year…

Pre-sale of the week: Muse – Simulation Theory, out 9 November

Muse have announced their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, their first since 2015’s Drones. The eleven-track record was produced by the band along with several award-winning producers, including Rich Costey, Mike Elizondo, Shellback and Timbaland. Each of the album’s songs will be accompanied by a video. This is classic Muse, featuring Matt Bellamy’s unmistakable soaring…