Chalk – Crystalpunk The Irish duo’s debut album speaks directly to the upbringing and roots of the band members, under the shadow and around the scars of conflict, which is entangled in the industrial dance-punk hybrid encoded in the record’s DNA. Art School Girlfriend – Lean In Armed with the freedom and space to experiment, Polly…
Live at the BBC (Vol.2) is a 3-disc collection of recordings taken from Paul Weller’s various sessions at the BBC between 2008 and 2024, featuring tracks from across his solo, Jam and Style Council catalogue including ‘Wild Wood’, ‘Start!’, ‘Broken Stones’, ‘My Ever Changing Moods’, ‘Aspects’, ‘The Eton Rifles’, ‘Wake Up The Nation’ and ‘Shout…
The Delines – The Set Up Willy Vlautin couldn’t stop writing songs after Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom, and the US opioid epidemic with thousands of young people raddled with addiction living in tents, on the streets and in old cars influenced their new album. Katherine Priddy – These Frightening Machines Marking the transition…
Your Favorite Toy – preceded by its addictive new title track and last year’s incendiary Asking for a Friend – is Foo Fighters’ 12th album, and quite possibly their hardest rocking to date. Burning through 10 absolute bangers in under 40 minutes, Your Favorite Toy demands and rewards repeat listens in equal measure. This is…
Here are this week’s featured new releases: Motorpyscho – The Gaia II Space Corps The Norwegian psych-rockers return with an album that’s not quite heavy metal or hard rock but is clearly reaching for some of the same qualities. I’m looking forward to this one! Last year’s self-titled album was a belter. Bill…
Shinedown return with their long-awaited studio album Ei8ht, led by the powerful new single ‘Safe and Sound’. Self-produced by bassist Eric Bass and co-written with front man Brent Smith, the 18-track album balances arena-sized rock with deeply introspective, relatable lyrics, delivering something for everyone and reaffirming Shinedown’s identity as everyone’s band. Click here for more…
Jazz Sabbath – Jazz Sabbath Live The UK trio helmed by long-time Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne member Adam Wakeman reimagines Sabbath songs as jazz: basic and raw with just an upright bass, drums and piano. Paul Draper – Mansun Retold Nearly three decades on, Paul Draper revisits his Mansun days, approaching these songs…
Peaches! is a raw, visceral 10-song collection from The Black Keys made in a similar DIY spirit to their 2002 debut, recorded with all musicians playing in the same room with few overdubs, with songs chosen to reflect Auerbach and bandmate Patrick Carney’s obsessive record-collecting habit. Note: The LP is initially available on white vinyl,…
First out the box this week is Masquerade, the much-anticipated debut album from Cork’s acclaimed Cardinals, at once grand and intimate: a set of emotionally expansive songs with influences from the brittle honesty of folk to the theatrical melodrama of goth-rock. Charli xcx, whose innovative style and entrepreneurial drive have reshaped pop culture, has now…
The Prodigy’s era-defining ‘Firestarter’ turns 30 this year. To mark this, XL Recordings release a new 12″ vinyl package titled Firestarter – x30 Vinyl Edition, housing the original alongside remixes by Andy C and Empirion for the first time. Click here for more details and to order your copy.
