New releases for 14 August 2026

Here are our featured new releases for this week:   Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend Seems to be a bit of a buzz around this third album from the singer-songwriter, and the track available is pretty good.   Carly Simon  Comes in Waves New music from Carly Simon. It’s been a while! This is currently only…

New releases for 7 August 2026

This week’s featured new releases are:   The Anchoress – As We Once Were At last, the long-awaited follow-up to 2021’s The Art of Losing, which was a great album. I’ve seen her live a couple of times and I’m looking forward to this one. I’ve deliberately held off listening to anything from it so…

Pre-sale of the week: Richard Thompson – Hippies, Thugs And Heroes, out 16 October

    Sixty years into a career that began with Fairport Convention and has spanned decades as one of rock’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters, Richard Thompson is still chasing surprise. On Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, he lets his subconscious take the wheel, pulling from a cast of old friends, false gurus, former selves and invented characters…

New releases for 31 July 2026

This week’s featured new releases are:   The Durutti Column – Renascent The first new studio album in 15 years from Vini Reilly and co. is a welcome return, awash with lush sounds. The band have also recently reissued several albums from their wonderful back catalogue.   Mansun – Attack of the Grey Lantern A…

Pre-sale of the week: Pure Reason Revolution – Terrifying Angels, out 26 September

    Pure Reason Revolution return with a darker, heavier sound, combining crushing riffs, ominous atmospheres and grunge influences with their signature vocal harmonies. The album explores angels as symbols of both salvation and destruction: themes of love, memory, truth and identity reveal that the forces which transform us are often the same ones that…

New releases for 24 July 2026

Here are our featured new releases for this week:   The Strokes – Reality Awaits This has been a popular pre-order: new music from The Strokes. Rick Rubin produced. 2 tracks available so far. I can hear that horrible autotune vocal. I’m out. Sorry!   Ancient Infinity Orchestra – It’s All About Liberation Spiritual jazz…

Pre-sale of the week: Mastodon – Marrow Deep, out 28 August

  Equal parts crushing and cathartic, Marrow Deep finds Mastodon pushing their sound into new depths without sacrificing what makes them one of heavy music’s most forward-thinking forces, channelling profound grief into one of the most emotionally charged albums of their storied career. A 13-song testament of the effect those close to us can have…

New releases for 17 July 2026

This week’s featured new releases are:   Yes – Live at Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City NJ 6/17/76 I love Yes. I love ’70s Yes. This is a live statement from the Patrick Moraz era, with a great set list.   The Waterboys – Atlantic Rain: The Lost Fisherman’s Blues Recordings Massively expanded with tracks recently…