Pre-sale of the week is Nat King Cole & Me, a beautiful tribute to the velvet-voiced Nat from the fabulous Gregory Porter, out on 27 October. Nat King Cole & Me is the brand new 12-track album from Grammy-winning singing sensation Gregory Porter – one of the most successful jazz artists of his generation. It…
We kick off this week’s releases with Concrete And Gold, the ninth studio album from rock behemoths Foo Fighters and their first since 2014’s Sonic Highways. Dave Grohl has said that he wants this one to be like Motörhead’s version of Sgt Pepper, and while we’ve no idea what that would sound like, the album…
Pre-sale of the week is Lotta Sea Lice by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, out on 13 October. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most acclaimed and gifted songwriters of our generation, have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents. In Lotta Sea Lice Barnett and Vile…
Here are our recommended new releases for 8 September. Of Nothing But Thieves’ second album, Broken Machine, the band say: “The aim on Broken Machine was to create a rock album that feels fresh and exciting.” Job done! Micah P. Hinson is our favourite purveyor of the very darkest and most gothic Americana and his…
Pre-sale of the week is Colors by Beck, out on 13 October. Possibly the most aptly titled work in Beck’s storied discography, Colors unfolds in an intoxicating rainbow of auditory tricks and treats, making it a shoo-in for summeriest smash of the autumn season. The deluxe vinyl version comes on 2×12″ 45 rpm heavyweight red…
There are some super new releases for 1 September, and we start of our 8 recommendations with LCD Soundsystem, one of the more surprising returns this year with American Dream, an album with a languid, synth-based groove underpinning some of James Murphy’s most emotive vocals yet. Synth-pop pioneers OMD release their 13th album, The Punishment…
Pre-sale of the week is Carry Fire by Robert Plant, out on 13 October. Carry Fire is Robert Plant’s eleventh solo album and first full-length release since 2014’s acclaimed lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar. The album was produced by Robert at Top Cat Studio in Box, Wiltshire with additional recordings at Real World and Rockfield studios.…
Kicking off 25 August’s releases we have Villains, the seventh album from Josh Homme’s band Queens Of The Stone Age, who have managed the tricky feat of producing an album that moves their sound forward but still sounds like the Queens. Even if you can’t make it to their in-store album launch, The Loved Ones…
Pre-sale of the week is Luciferian Towers by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, out on 22 September. Luciferian Towers is an album that Godspeed You! Black Emperor made in the midst of communal mess, raising dogs and children. Godspeed themselves say: “Eyes up and filled with dreadful joy we aimed for wrong notes that explode, a…
The summer break for new releases has ended, and it was a bit of a struggle to condense the offerings for 18 August down to 8! First up, modern prog maestro Steven Wilson finally debuts on a major label with the sonically and melodically stunning To The Bone, a high-definition snapshot of the disconcerting times…
