Our pick of 5 March’s new releases starts with William The Conqueror, a band who have paid their dues. Like the sportsman cutting chipped teeth in the lower leagues before shooting to the very top, this band have lugged all the amps, placated the in-house sound guy for an easier life, their nails dirty, their…
“We want to make people feel good about things that we feel terrible about.” says David Brewis, who has co-led the band Field Music with his brother Peter since 2004. It’s a statement which seems particularly fitting to their latest album, Flat White Moon. Sporadic sessions for the album began in late 2019 at the…
We kick off a busy week of releases on 26 February with For Those That Wish To Exist, the ninth studio album from England-based post-metalcore quintet Architects. The self-produced record arrives as the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed 2018 release Holy Hell, which took a look at the pain and despair that lay at…
Recorded live on 9 November 2018 – New Order’s only UK show of 2018 – education entertainment recreation is a brand-new live album from London’s Alexandra Palace. Sonically spectacular, spanning 2 hours 20 minutes, the show joyously mixed New Order classics, their latest acclaimed album Music Complete and Joy Division’s finest. Opening with ‘Singularity’ from…
Our winter warmers for 19 February start with a new album from Tindersticks. Just before the end of 2020, a mere 12 months after the release of the celebrated No Treasure But Hope, they surprised everyone by mentioning a new album to be released early in 2021. Singer Stuart Staples was already nurturing seeds for…
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,…
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…
Squid are thrilled to announce their debut album, Bright Green Field, already one of 2021’s most highly anticipated albums. It’s an album of towering scope and ambition, it is deeply considered, paced and intricately constructed. With all band members playing such a vital and equal role, this album is very much the product of five…
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…
Just before the end of the year 2020, a mere 12 months after the release of their celebrated record No Treasure But Hope, Tindersticks surprised everyone with mentioning a new album to be released early in 2021. Stuart Staples was already nurturing seeds for a different kind of Tindersticks album before lockdown halted their tour…