New releases for 25 February 2022

We kick off this week’s best with a quick reminder about Nightroamer, the third album from country-punks Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, which was delayed from last week but which definitely deserves your attention. Fever Dreams Pts 1 – 4 was created during the long, uncertain period that followed the arrival of the UK’s first…

New releases for 10 & 17 December

Our pick of releases for the run-up to Christmas opens with the extraordinary performance captured on An Orchestrated Songbook in which Paul Weller exquisitely reworked and updated a quintessential selection of his vast catalogue into 75 minutes of breath-taking music that was broadcast by the BBC. The set list includes classic tracks from The Jam,…

New releases for 15 October 2021

This week’s picks start with a classic: The Beatles’ iconic final studio album, Let It Be, is being reissued in a new stereo mix by Giles Martin to coincide with the worldwide release of Peter Jackson’s 3-part documentary ‘The Beatles: Get Back’. In January 1969, The Beatles planned to return to live performance, setting up…

New releases for 15 June 2018

Our first of the week – squeezed in just before the World Cup – is Wilko Johnson’s first album of new material for 30 years! Anyone expecting Wilko’s particular brand of R&B to be softened by age and circumstance is in for a surprise – if anything, his ‘chop’ guitar style on is even more…

New releases for 13 November 2015

13 November presents a fine eclectic mix all the way from Johnny Marr to Gong! The latest from Neil Young’s vaunted archive series presents Neil & The Bluenotes live; the soundtrack to Montage of Heck, a new documentary about Kurt Cobain, presents a fascinating glimpse into his creative process; a CD/DVD package from an acclaimed…