Having recently had some fruitful conversations with some of our regulars, we have all agreed that we need some sort of community gathering maybe once a month. This is now about to happen! The first one will take place next Friday 4th July, and it is going to be a sort of listening party style…
The first of this week’s hot six comes from Claudia Brücken, who first came to notice as the lead singer of Düsseldorf electronic music pioneers Propaganda and whose striking image and distinctive vocals made her one the most influential and inspiring female musicians of her generation. Night Mirror, written and recorded in London between 2023–25…
Man’s Best Friend is the latest album from multi-hyphenate global popstar Sabrina Carpenter. Coming off her Grammy-winning project Short n’ Sweet and numerous multi-platinum singles added to her resumé, the latest from Carpenter features her new single, ‘Manchild’, and is bigger and and better than ever before. Note: The LP is initially available on…
The first of this week’s smashers comes from Jakko M. Jakszyk, most recently known as the vocalist and guitarist in legendary progressive rockers King Crimson, who returns with his brand-new solo album, Son of Glen. People already familiar with Jakko’s acclaimed autobiography, Who’s the Boy with the Lovely Hair?, will be aware of the intensely…
Cutthroat is Shame at their blistering best: an unapologetic album that’s souped-up and supercharged. It’s exactly where you want Shame to be, with ambitious sonic ideas and the technical chops to execute them. Stamped throughout with Shame’s trademark sense of humour, the album takes on the big issues of today and gleefully toys with…
The first of this week’s musical marvels is Benson Boone’s second album, American Heart. Benson solidified his status in 2024 with a string of hits, led by ‘Beautiful Things’ and its follow-up, ‘Slow It Down’. His show-stopping Coachella performance with Brian May marked the official reveal of American Heart, which is shaping up to cement…
Who Is the Sky?, the first new album from David Byrne since 2018’s acclaimed and award-winning American Utopia, incluldes contributions from musical friends old and new, including St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner and percussionist Mauro Refoscow. The album was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus)…
Our super soaraway six for 13 June opens with Remembering Now, on which the legendary Van Morrison returns to the transcendent, uncategorisable rhapsodies that make him unique in music. It’s rich with hallmarks of classic Van, with dominant themes of love in spirit, some escapist romance, a smattering of self-deprecating candour and specific references to…
Saint Etienne’s new album, International, is the group’s final album-length statement after a 35-year excursion through pop. A dreamlike drift with friends and collaborators, International features cameos from the higher echelons of pop – ’80s chart heroes, electro, acid house and all points in-between, from Vince Clarke to Nick Heyward, Confidence Man to Erol…