New releases for 4 November 2016

We have 8 lovely releases for 4 November to recommend to you. First, The Furrow Collective, featuring the golden voices and multi-instrumental prowess of Emily Portman, Rachel Newton and Lucy Farrell and Alasdair Roberts, release their second effort, Wild Hog, and it’s one of the finest folk albums released this year – we saw them…

New releases for 28 October 2016

Just six recommended new releases for 28 October – smaller but still perfectly formed! Madness are back with their first album in 4 years, Can’t Touch Us Now, full of wry, observational lyrics and a lovely pop/reggae/soul fusion, which is a long-winded way of saying it’s situation normal, but splendid for all that. Given the…

New releases for 21 October 2016

First up for release on 21 October, Pretenders are back! Chrissie Hynde was in the process of recording a follow-up to her solo release Stockholm when she realised that the songs she’d written were perfect for the more muscular Pretenders sound, so Alone was born. Hooton Tennis Club’s sophomore effort, Big Box Of Chocolates, is…

New releases for 14 October 2016

Kicking off our recommended releases for 14 October we have the unexpected duo of Dr John Cooper Clarke & Hugh Cornwell with This Time It’s Personal, a collection of much-loved tunes, sung – if you can believe this – by John himself, and a good job of it he makes too! Moby’s new album is…

New releases for 7 October 2016

Once again we’ve worked hard to recommend 8 albums for 7 October from the avalanche of new releases at this time of the year. First up, Green Day return with their 12th studio album, Revolution Radio – expect more ludicrously catchy, angsty guitar pop from the American trio. Norah Jones releases Day Breaks, in which…

Pre-sale of the week: Bob Dylan – The 1966 Live Recordings, out 11th November

Pre-sale of the week is The 1966 Live Recordings by Bob Dylan, out on 11 November. This extraordinary 36-CD (yes, 36 CDs!) monster box set features every available live performance by Bob Dylan from 1966 – a pivotal moment in rock’n’roll history – and works as a great companion piece to last year’s 1965–1966 studio…

New releases for 30 September 2016

It’s been harder than ever to whittle down the wealth of new releases out on 30 September to just 8 to recommend, but here we go! Sir Van Morrison possesses one of the finest voices in all music, and he uses it to good effect on his 35th studio album, Keep Me Singing. By way…