We begin our best of the week’s releases with Parquet Courts, whose thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune. Sympathy For Life finds the Brooklyn band at both their most instinctive and electronic, spinning their bewitching, psychedelic storytelling into fresh territory, yet maintaining their unique identity. Biffy Clyro’s surprise new project, The Myth Of…
There are some absolute smashers released this week too. Grammy award-winning singing sensation Gregory Porter’s 6th studio album, All Rise, is a heart-felt, joyful celebration of the evolution of his art to something even more emphatic, emotive, intimate, and universal. Along with producer Troy Miller (Laura Mvula, Jamie Cullum, Emili Sandé), Gregory takes us higher…
Release of the week for 4 May just has to be Heartbreak Pass, the new album by Howe Gelb’s collective Giant Sand. This is his first release since his solo effort, The Coincidentalist. There are also brand new releases by Mumford & Sons, Django Django, My Morning Jacket, Palma Violets, Lucy Spraggan, Lau and Nordic…