Pre-sale of the week: Royal Blood – Typhoons, out 30 April

After two UK number 1 albums, 2 million album sales and an array of international acclaim, you might’ve thought you knew what to expect from Royal Blood. Those preconceptions were shattered when they released Trouble’s Coming last summer. Hitting a melting pot of fiery rock riffs and danceable beats on Typhoons, they’ve delivered something fresh,…

New releases for 12 February 2021

The cream of 12 February’s crop starts with Tyron is a tale of two halves exposing human complexity. Just as with the narrative of slowthai’s own life, there are always two sides to every story. Side one re-introduces us to the classic hubris, machismo, and braggadocio typical of rap music. Side two takes what you…

New releases for 5 February 2021

Our pick of the bunch for 5 February starts with Shore is a celebration of life in the face of death, honouring Fleet Foxes’ lost musical heroes, from David Berman to John Prine to Judee Sill to Bill Withers. It’s an object levitating between the magnetic fields of the past and the future. The album…

New releases for 29 January 2021

We kick off our pick of 29 January’s releases with Goat Girl’s new album, On All Fours, which was produced by Dan Carey (Kate Tempest, Black Midi & Franz Ferdinand) in South London in early 2020. This new record sees the band veer away from the confrontational lyricism of their debut, and indicates Goat Girl’s…

Pre-sale of the week: Evanesence – The Bitter Truth, out 26 March

The Bitter Truth is an epic, guitar-driven collection from Evanescence that’s inspired by the (often-bitter) realities of the 21st Century and our world. The band’s first original LP in ten years is a return-to-force – and one hell of a rock album. Lead single ‘Yeah Right’ is heavy and playful, its industrial groove combining with…

New releases for 22 January 2021

We kick off the best of 22 January with Under A Mediterranean Sky, the first new acoustic solo album from legendary guitarist Steve Hackett since 2008’s Tribute. While that record that saw him tackling some of the beautiful classical pieces that his guitar idols had also put their hand to, this new album takes inspiration…

New releases for 15 January 2021

Starting the new year as we mean to go on, here’s our selection from 15 January’s releases. There are moments on Drunk Tank Pink where you almost have to reach for the sleeve to check this is the same band who made 2018’s Songs Of Praise. Such is the jump Shame have made from the…