New releases for 22 July 2016

There are just the six perfectly formed recommended new releases for 22 July. First up are Bears Den, who have managed to avoid ‘difficult second album syndrome’ in following up their wildly successful debut and have produced a passionate and evocative album in Red Earth & Pouring Rain. If energetic power pop is your thing…

New releases for 15 July 2016

First up of our recommended new releases for 15 July is Aaron Neville, who celebrates his 75th birthday with Apache, an album of impeccable soul. David Corley’s Lights Out was written after he suffered a massive heart attack on stage and, as you would expect, it’s a beautiful exploration of death and illness. Jeff Beck…

New releases for 8 July 2016

The recommended releases for 8 July feature a diverse selection running from electronica to hard rock by way of soul and folk, and all the finer for it. Aphex Twin continues his heady rush of releases in the last 18 months with Cheetah, available in all formats – even cassette! Biffy Clyro’s Ellipsis sounds very like…

New releases for 1 July 2016

New releases for 1 July include Sara Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek, who releases Young In All The Wrong Ways, an intensely confessional and effecting album. Crossroads Revisited features nearly 4 hours of previously unavailable on CD music from Eric Clapton’s famous guitar festival. Punk Poppers Blink-182 return at breakneck place with their seventh studio…

New releases for 24 June 2016

New releases are starting to slow as summer arrives, but there are still some goodies out on 24 June. The prolific Felice Brothers return with Life In The Dark, in which they continue to mine their particular brand of folk/country/rock/soul to great effect. DJ Shadow’s first since 2011 marks a definite shift to original composition,…

New releases for 17 June 2016

17 June sees the release of what founder Michael Gira says will be the last (sob) Swans album, The Glowing Man, which contains all the epicness (if that’s a word) we have become accustomed to. We also get the remix version of Public Service Broadcasting’s monumentally successful The Race For Space, available here on indies…