Seán McGowan live in-store, Friday 11 May
The wonderful Seán McGowan has just confirmed that he’ll be launching his debut album, Son Of The Smith, at 6pm on Friday 11 May, in Hundred Records!
Category: music
New releases for 27 April 2018
Here’s the basket of delights that is 27 April’s recommended releases. First, Blossoms return with their second album, Cool Like You, blissful pop that adds an anthemic rock quality to the band’s ’80s-inspired synth-layered sound. Van Morrison and jazz organ virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco showcase electrifying musical collaborations on You’re Driving Me Crazy, combining fresh interpretations…
Pre-sale of the week: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks – Sparkle Hard, out 18 May
Sparkle Hard, the new album from Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks, is light ’n’ breezy, head-down heavy, audacious, melancholic and reflective, good-time and bodacious, and it pulls off the smartest trick: it’s both unmistakeably The Jicks and – due to the streamlining of their trademark tics and turns, plus the introduction of some unexpected flourishes…
New releases for 20 April 2018
We start our 6 of the best for 20 April with Volunteer, yet another fine example of how Old Crow Medicine Show remains one of the most vibrant and forward-thinking traditional bands of their time. Released 50 years after being recorded, Live At The Fillmore East 1968 captures two blistering performances at the legendary New…
Pre-sale of the week: Johnny Marr – Call The Comet, out 15 June
Recorded with his band in Manchester at his Crazy Face studios, Call The Comet is the third solo record from former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and follows the critically acclaimed The Messenger (2013) and Playland (2014), both of which made the UK top 10. “Call The Comet is set in the not-too-distant future,” says Marr,…
New releases for 13 April 2018
We’ve got six gems for you due on 13 April. First up is US folk icon John Prine with The Tree Of Forgiveness, his first album of original material for thirteen years. 40 years on, punk legends The Damned are, unbelievably, still with us! David Vanian and Captain Sensible worked with Tony Visconti on Evil…
Pre-sale of the week: Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, out 11 May
Arctic Monkeys return with their new album, entitled Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino. The album was produced by James Ford and Alex Turner, and recorded in Los Angeles, Paris and London. Track listing: Star Treatment / One Point Perspective / American Sports / Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino / Golden Trunks / Four Out Of…
New releases for 6 April 2018
The first of our recommended releases this week is Sex & Food, listening to which leaves you filled with pleasure; as always Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s work is hardly simple, but it’s a riot of rich harmonies and Prince-like virtuosity casually deployed. Kylie’s fourteenth studio album, Golden, is the result of an intensive working trip to…
Pre-sale of the week: Pink Floyd – ‘Relics’ & ‘Pulse’ Vinyl Reissues, out 18 May
Pink Floyd re-release their 1971 compilation album Relics and their 1995 UK Number 1 live album Pulse, both pressed on heavyweight 180g vinyl. Both albums were remastered in 2018 by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman. Relics, Pink Floyd’s first ‘compilation’ album, includes singles, B-sides, tracks from their first three albums – The Piper…
New releases for 30 March 2018
This week’s six recommendations kick of with the deep baritone and gothic Americana of Micah P. Hinson, and Live At The BBC is exactly what it says on the tin. Mary Chapin Carpenter’s new album, Sometimes Just The Sky, is effectively a celebration of her acclaimed 30-year recording career and all the better for it.…