New releases for 7 February 2020

This week’s super six starts with five-time Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Green Day, who unleash their thirteenth studio album, Father Of All…, proving themselves still the masters of catchy stadium singalongs. Critically acclaimed and revered songwriter John Moreland is set to release his fifth solo album, the imaginatively titled LP5.…

New releases for 31 January 2020

This week’s smashers kick off with the magnificent Torres (aka Mackenzie Scott), whose fourth album, Silver Tongue, is a full-scale realisation of the world that she has created in her previous work. Even when singing in more subdued tones, Scott’s voice is fervent, her lyrics stirring and unyielding as she draws from both the divine…

Pre-sale of the week: Pearl Jam – Gigaton, out 27 March

Gigaton is the eleventh studio album by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam. Produced by Josh Evans and Pearl Jam, Gigaton marks the band’s first studio album since 2013’s Grammy award-winning Lightning Bolt. The album features the single ‘Dance With the Clairvoyants’. We’re offering Gigaton at special pre-sale prices, which won’t be…

New releases for 24 January 2020

This week’s 6 lovelies start with Wolf Parade’s fifth album, Thin Mind, which has sci-fi, post-apocalyptic and dystopian narratives interwoven throughout. These themes emerged while working at Risqué Disque, which Dan Boeckner jokingly describes as a Dutchman’s failed utopia, a problematic structure with a post-apocalyptic vibe: the studio is housed in a stone barn hand-built…

Pre-sale of the week: The Cadillac Three – Country Fuzz, out 7 February

Leaving a lasting impression on fans across the globe with their instinctive sonic tendencies, The Cadillac Three prove they are Nashville’s most versatile band. The trio of singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, drummer Neil Mason and lap-steel player Kelby Ray have been performing together for over a decade and adding to their loyal following. On their fourth…

New releases for 17 January 2020

This week’s super six start with the as-much-maligned-as-worshiped Courteeners, who are undoubtedly one of the very last of the old-fashioned Big British Guitar Bands. Having completely scrapped an album’s-worth of songs, Liam Fray and his faithful lieutenants created their sixth studio album and have given it the bold but ambiguous title More. Again. Forever. British…

Pre-sale of the week: Nathaniel Rateliffe – And It’s Still Alright, out 14 February

And It’s Still Alright is the first solo album in almost seven years from Americana-soul star Nathaniel Rateliff. It’s quieter and more reflective than the exuberant soul with which his band The Night Sweats made their name, but still has the same urgency and indelible appeal. The album explores themes of love, loss and perseverance:…