First out of the bag this week is One Deep River, which features 12 unhurriedly elegant new songs from Mark Knopfler, and his warm Geordie vocal tone, his poetic storytelling lyrics and deft, richly melodic guitar playing are all present and correct and as dazzling as ever. One Deep River offers an unstoppable flow of…
We kick of this week’s releases with Keep On With Falling, the first album of all-new music in 24 years from The Boo Radleys, whose reformation earlier this year got a hugely warm welcome. Rising from cult-shoegaze band to the very forefront of British guitar pop inside one eventful decade, The Boo Radleys began their…
Once again we have winnowed 6 splendid recommendations from the chaff of this week’s releases. First is Giants Of All Sizes, the eighth studio album by Elbow. Lead singer and lyricist Guy Garvey describes the album as: “an angry, old blue lament which finds its salvation in family, friends, the band and new life.” This…