Continuing from last week, here are six more albums I thoroughly enjoyed from this year. Again some you may know, some you may hate and some you may go ‘Who??’ Click on an image to order a copy.
- Between the Buried and Me The Blue Nowhere CD £13.99 / 2-LP £32.99
- Exceptional prog metal from the now four-piece US band. In parts brutal, in parts almost like Duran Duran!
- The LP is in stock; CD can be ordered.
- Bryony Purdue Dripfeed LP £29.99
- This was only released on vinyl last week and it is superb. The tag line is: ‘If Stevie Nicks fronted Radiohead.’ Not quite sure about that but I haven’t stopped playing it or bigging it up to those who come into the shop! The track ‘Turn’ is well worth a listen.
- The LP is in stock.
- Ghost Skeletà CD £15.99 / LP £34.99
- A new Ghost album means a new incarnation of Papa. This time it’s Papa V Perpetua bringing you big rock songs with singalong choruses. It’s Ghost – what more do you want!
- The RSD Black Friday picture disc LP is in stock; CD can be ordered.
- Creeper Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death CD £14.99 / LP 26.99
- Sequel to the superb Sanguivore from 2023 from Southampton band Creeper. Still on the Vampire story. It’s full of big hooks and goth influences, with a cheeky nod to the Lost Boys soundtrack on one track. I’m looking forward to seeing this performed live next year.
- The LP is in stock; CD can be ordered.
- Ulver Liminal Animals CD £16.99 / LP 28.99
- This was initially released digitally but finally got a physical release this year. Ulver started out as a black metal band, however they have now moved far away from that and fully embraced an electronic sound, with a similar feel to Violator/ Songs of Faith era Depeche Mode. If you like it, there’s a new album coming early next year.
- The LP is in stock; CD can be ordered.
- Sarah McLachlan Better Broken CD £14.99 / LP £34.99
- I have always been a huge fan of Sarah McLachlan’s voice – just gorgeous. Better Broken is her first album in a few years. The voice and the songs just melt away. Well worth your time. I hope one day she’ll record something with Peter Gabriel – that would be astonishing!
- The LP and CD are in stock.