New releases for 31 January 2020

This week’s smashers kick off with the magnificent Torres (aka Mackenzie Scott), whose fourth album, Silver Tongue, is a full-scale realisation of the world that she has created in her previous work. Even when singing in more subdued tones, Scott’s voice is fervent, her lyrics stirring and unyielding as she draws from both the divine…

New releases for 10 March 2017

There’s a cracking batch of new releases for 10 March. The Navigator by Hurray For The Riff Raff is the cinematic tale of a wandering soul and can be read as a kind of concept album, which in this case is a good thing! The Shins’ first album for 5 years, Heartworms, is a delight…

New releases for 9 March 2015

Release of the week for 9 March is the latest from pop legend Madonna, and there are also brand new albums from fellow legends Marc Almond, Jimmy Somerville and Robin Trower, along with new releases from Matthew E. White, Enslaved and Bethel Music, and a reissue of Deep Purple live from 1971.   Click here…