New releases for 27 January 2017

We have 6 great new releases for 27 January. Sleater-Kinney kick us off with Live In Paris, an incendiary show from their tour to promote the fantastic No Cities To Love. Tift Merritt follows up Travelling Alone with Stitch Of The World, a fine album full of thoughtful, reflective songs. Ty Segall’s first release of…

New releases for 20 January 2017

20 January brings us some mighty fine new releases to kick off the year. First up, alt-country godfather Alejandro Escovedo offers us his 12th and definitive studio work, Burn Something Beautiful. The imaginatively titled 3 is a fiery offering from supremely creative rap duo Run The Jewels, and we will have an indies-only gold vinyl…

New releases for 2 December 2016

There aren’t many albums released this close to Christmas, but some of them are still well worth checking out. 2 December brings us Hamburg Demonstrations, the new album from ex-Libertines front man Pete Doherty, a live performance from Public Service Broadcasting’s Race For Space tour at Brixton Academy, and a collection of sessions recorded for…

New releases for 25 November 2016

25 November brings four essential releases. First, Boots No.1 collects out-takes and demos from Gillian Welch’s seminal Revival, 20 years after that album’s release. 4Ever shows Prince at his brilliant best, with hits and other great tracks from the first 15 years of his career. And Paul Draper releases his second EP, cunningly titled EP…

Pre-sale of the week: Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, out 18 November

Pre-sale of the week is Hardwired…To Self-Destruct by Metallica, out on 18 November. The greatest metal band in history return with their long-awaited tenth studio album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. Metallica have sold over 110 million albums worldwide, their last album, Death Magnetic, turned platinum in 17 countries and saw them perform to millions of fans in…

New releases for 11 November 2016

There are some crackers among the 6 recommended releases for 11 November. For years the concert at which Bob Dylan received the infamous ‘Judas’ heckle was incorrectly labelled as the Royal Albert Hall when in fact it was in Manchester. Now, for the first time, the real RAH gig is released. Imaginatively titled The Real…

Pre-sale of the week: Pete Doherty – Hamburg Demonstrations, out 2 December

Pre-sale of the week is Hamburg Demonstrations by Pete Doherty, out on 2 December. Hamburg Demonstrations is the new album from enigmatic Libertines front-man Pete Doherty. It includes the singles ‘The Whole World Is Our Playground’ and a new recording of the Amy Winehouse tribute ‘Flags From The Old Regime’. The album also features ‘Hell…