P J Harvey’s tenth studio album, I Inside the Old Year Dying, marks her first new release in seven years. On this album, which was recorded with long-time creative collaborators John Parish and Flood, P J Harvey builds a sonic universe somehow located in a space between life’s opposites, and between recent history and the…
Josh Ritter kicks off this week’s soaraway six with his 11th album, Spectral Lines, in which he finds shared experiences in songs that push beyond the bounds of his previous work. Recorded with longtime collaborator Sam Kassirer producing, it’s an album full of wonder and light as Ritter considers the ideas of love, devotion and…
Shadow Kingdom presents Bob Dylan performing revelatory 21st-century versions of songs from his storied back catalogue, including fan favorites like ‘Forever Young’ and ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’, plus deep catalogue gems such as ‘Queen Jane Approximately’ and ‘The Wicked Messenger’. Originally reinterpreted for an exclusive streaming film event, which aired in July 2021,…
Here are this week’s six stormers. When Paul Janeway learned he was going to be a father, he felt struck by divine inspiration. Following the tradition of greats like Aristotle, William James and John Steinbeck, who wrote letters to their future sons, the singer decided to scribe his own thoughts – of joy, of fear,…
We’ve got some exciting stop-press news! Seán McGowan is visiting us at midday on Saturday 15th April, to celebrate the release of his brand-new album, Who On Earth. He’ll be playing new songs, and possibly even old ones if we ask nicely. It’s a non-ticketed event but we advise turning up early!
Starcatcher was written and recorded by Greta Van Fleet alongside Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb at the legendary RCA Studios in Nashville, using the large recording room to capture the pure energy of their world-renowned live performances. “We didn’t really have to force or be intense about writing, because everything that happened was very instinctual,” Jake…
Dexys are back! 11 years since the release of their last album of original music, the acclaimed One Day I’m Going to Soar, the band return with a stunning new record, The Feminine Divine. This is Dexys’ fifth album of original material produced once again by Pete Schwier, along with acclaimed session musician and producer…
This week’s spring sparklers start with Drop Cherries, which was recorded entirely on tape in Somerset and Wales late last summer and which marks the very first time that Billie Marten has both written and co-produced (with Dom Monks) one of her records. The title is taken from a tale she heard from a friend…
It’s fair to say that Seán McGowan has been ‘grafting’ since day one. Since 2009, the Southampton born singer has toured over 20 countries and performed at numerous festivals, all while juggling reality with jobs such as barman, cleaner, kitchen porter, tour manager and, most recently, barber. Unafraid of getting stuck in, McGowan is still…
The first of this week’s soaraway six is The Price of Progress, which stands as The Hold Steady’s most sonically expansive record thus far while also remaining unmistakably them. The album showcases narrative rock’n’roll tales of ordinary people struggling and surviving in a modern world. The front and back of the album cover feature photographs…