Billie Eilish’s third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs – ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end – does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically, while…
The Greatest Love follows British trio London Grammar’s critically acclaimed number 1 album Californian Soil, which was released in 2021 and earned the band their second Brit nomination for Best British Group. Arriving over a decade since the trio first entered the industry, the new album is a celebration; the sound of a band laying…
For over 20 years, The Decemberists have been one of the most original, daring and thrilling American rock bands. Their distinctive brand of hyper-literate folk-rock set them apart from the start, releasing nine full-length albums that are unbound by genre and highly ambitious. Now the beloved indie band is back with their first new album…
John Grant’s sixth album is his most opulent, cinematic, luxurious record yet and confirms his status as a modern electronic auteur. Grant likens the musical flavours of The Art of the Lie to the sumptuous Vangelis soundtrack for Bladerunner, or to The Carpenters if John Carpenter were also a member. While undeniably a John Grant…
The behemoth that is Taylor Swift returns with The Tortured Poets Department – her eleventh studio album. No more needs to be said. Note: The LP is initially available on standard ‘ghosted’ white vinyl as well as ‘phantom’ clear vinyl, which is exclusive to physical record shops. Click here for more details and to order…
Across ten tracks, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in Cave’s soul-stirring narratives. This is the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and taking flight. There are moments ton Wild God hat touch fondly upon the Bad Seeds’…
When Richard Thompson began writing songs for his latest album, Ship to Shore, he was instinctively drawn to his own musical roots, employing them in the service of fashioning a deep and diverse 12-track collection that pulls from various styles, genres and eras, but remains unmistakably Richard Thompson. Note: Copies of the CD and LP…
The amazing Record Store Day returns on Saturday 20 April 2024, and it’s going to be a lot of fun. Make sure to come along and join in. Click here for some tips on how to get the best out of Record Store Day. We’ve also got some tips on parking in Romsey for free.…
Goat Girl’s third album, Below the Waste, was pieced together like a collage over an extended period of time, with the instrumentation tracked mostly over a ten-day stint at Hellfire Studios in Ireland, in the shadow of the infamous Hellfire Club itself. They also used Damon Alban’s Studio 13. Additional strings, woodwind instruments and vocals…
The Big Decider comes into view as an album of stark significance to The Zutons. Written against the backdrop of a decade and a half’s worth of lived experience, it is born under the weight of family tragedies, lives lost and created, reality checks, and home truths faced up to and stared down. Wrestled into…