The first of this week’s blockbuster releases comes from Bdrmm, whose trademark sound hasn’t disappeared by any means, the band’s more guitar-heavy beginnings being a blueprint and influence for many of the groups breaking through in the here and now. This is a time when shoegaze is enjoying its strongest revival since its inception in…
There are some super new releases for 1 September, and we start of our 8 recommendations with LCD Soundsystem, one of the more surprising returns this year with American Dream, an album with a languid, synth-based groove underpinning some of James Murphy’s most emotive vocals yet. Synth-pop pioneers OMD release their 13th album, The Punishment…
We’ve got some more great new releases coming out on 10 June. First up, Steve Earle & Shawn Colvin release the imaginatively titled Colvin & Earle, which although not live has the spontaneity and freshness of a live performance. Clean Your Clock delivers, for the final time, that full-on live Motörhead punch. We don’t normally…
New releases for 28 August include the ever dependable Motörhead, shoegazers Tamaryn, a stunning live set from Robert Cray, Hoboken’s finest, Yo La Tengo, bringing their own take to a selection of other artist’s tunes, Hooton Tennis Club’s spiky debut pitches up, Beach House bring out their fourth album, but album of the week is…
This week sees fantastic new albums by The Charlatans, Gaz Coombes, Jessica Pratt, Sons of Bill, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Pond and Jim White & The Packway Handle Band, along with deluxe, expanded reissues of important albums by Motörhead, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Click here for more details and to…