Jazz Sabbath – Jazz Sabbath Live The UK trio helmed by long-time Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne member Adam Wakeman reimagines Sabbath songs as jazz: basic and raw with just an upright bass, drums and piano. Paul Draper – Mansun Retold Nearly three decades on, Paul Draper revisits his Mansun days, approaching these songs…
Peaches! is a raw, visceral 10-song collection from The Black Keys made in a similar DIY spirit to their 2002 debut, recorded with all musicians playing in the same room with few overdubs, with songs chosen to reflect Auerbach and bandmate Patrick Carney’s obsessive record-collecting habit. Note: The LP is initially available on white vinyl,…
First out the box this week is Masquerade, the much-anticipated debut album from Cork’s acclaimed Cardinals, at once grand and intimate: a set of emotionally expansive songs with influences from the brittle honesty of folk to the theatrical melodrama of goth-rock. Charli xcx, whose innovative style and entrepreneurial drive have reshaped pop culture, has now…
The amazing Record Store Day returns this spring, and it’s going to be a lot of fun. Make sure to come along and join in. Click here for some tips on how to get the best out of Record Store Day. We’ve also got some tips on parking in Romsey for free. Click here for…
The Prodigy’s era-defining ‘Firestarter’ turns 30 this year. To mark this, XL Recordings release a new 12″ vinyl package titled Firestarter – x30 Vinyl Edition, housing the original alongside remixes by Andy C and Empirion for the first time. Click here for more details and to order your copy.
Leading off this week, the groundbreaking Blues Summit 100 project celebrates the centennial birthday of B.B. King, honouring his monumental legacy with a one-of-a-kind collaboration album. The album features a wealth of curated covers of B.B. King’s most iconic songs, recorded and tracked by blues-rock icon Joe Bonamassa and his all-star band. The enigmatic Puscifer…
The Grace Under Pressure box set features 4 CDs / 5 LPs and a Blu-ray. CD1/LP1 features the original stereo mix of Rush’s iconic 1984 album newly remastered. CD2/LP2 plays Terry Brown’s brand-new stereo mix of the album. The Grace Under Pressure Tour: Live in Toronto 1984 album is on CDs 3 and 4/LPs 3,…
The first of this week’s hot six comes from Kula Shaker, who reaffirm their place as one of Britain’s most fearless and imaginative rock bands with their 8th studio album. Wormslayer surges with evangelical fervour: a whirlpool of ’60s psychedelia, sumptuous soul, retro-funk and cosmic storytelling with a thematic thread that unfolds like a psychedelic…
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. is the fourth studio album by pop sensation Harry Styles. The 12-track album was executive produced by Kid Harpoon. Note: The LP is initially available on both ‘Neptune’ colour vinyl and on black vinyl with an exclusive poster. Click here for more details and to order your copy.
First out of the traps this week are Bangs & Talbot – acid jazz founding figure Chris Bangs and Style Council founding member Mick Talbot – who return with their new album, Smokin’ Aces. It follows their acclaimed 2022 debut album as a duo, Back to Business, and two rapid sell-out 7″ singles, ‘Sumthin’ Else’…
