The first of this week’s smashers comes from Wunderhorse, who “want it to feel like you’re right there in the room with us.” And in 10 songs and 40 minutes, they capture the raw power and energy that has set them apart as one of the most formidable live acts of recent years. With rugged…
By turns devotional, empowering and nurturing, Jon Hopkins’ forthcoming Ritual is a 41-minute electronic symphony built from cavernous subs, hypnotic drumming and transcendent melodic interplay. Tense, immersive and ultimately triumphant, it is a culmination of themes explored throughout his 22-year career, and acts as the kinetic counterpart to 2021’s Music for Psychedelic Therapy. A single…
We light the touchpaper on this week’s firecrackers with Crawler, the new album from IDLES. It’s an album of reflection and healing amid a worldwide pandemic that stretched the planet’s collective mental and physical health to the breaking point. Frontman Joe Talbot says: “We want people who’ve gone through trauma, heartbreak, and loss to feel…
Release of the week for 2 March is the debut album by British country act The Shires, plus there are brand new releases from Steven Wilson, Fairport Convention, Jon Hopkins, Ghostpoet, Purity Ring, Swervedriver and Gang of Four. Click here for more details and to order your copy.