New releases for 1 July include Sara Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek, who releases Young In All The Wrong Ways, an intensely confessional and effecting album. Crossroads Revisited features nearly 4 hours of previously unavailable on CD music from Eric Clapton’s famous guitar festival. Punk Poppers Blink-182 return at breakneck place with their seventh studio…
New releases are starting to slow as summer arrives, but there are still some goodies out on 24 June. The prolific Felice Brothers return with Life In The Dark, in which they continue to mine their particular brand of folk/country/rock/soul to great effect. DJ Shadow’s first since 2011 marks a definite shift to original composition,…
17 June sees the release of what founder Michael Gira says will be the last (sob) Swans album, The Glowing Man, which contains all the epicness (if that’s a word) we have become accustomed to. We also get the remix version of Public Service Broadcasting’s monumentally successful The Race For Space, available here on indies…
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…
We’ve got some fine new releases for 3 June. The Kills return with Ash & Ice, which is a great addition to their catalogue. A strong contender for release of the week is Dexys’ Let The Record Show, which really showcases Kevin Rowlands’ singular and uncompromising vision. Totally Stripped highlights The Rolling Stones’ strengths with…
We have an exciting list of new releases for 27 May. Michael Kiwanuka has produced an album full of extraordinary soul with Love & Hate; Catfish And The Bottlemen return with their follow-up to The Balcony; Good Times! features songs written specifically for The Monkees by some of the world’s most gifted songwriters, just like…
Pre-sale of the week is 4 Vinyl Reissues by Pink Floyd, out on 3 June. On 3 June 2016, Pink Floyd Records will begin the reintroduction of the Pink Floyd catalogue on vinyl for the first time in over two decades. The first four records will be The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A…
There are some cracking new releases out on 20th May. First up, Richard Ashcroft returns with his fourth solo release, These People. The much-ignored Terry Reid has a very special new release, The Other Side Of The River – what’s not to like about an artist nicknamed ‘super-lungs’! Marissa Nadler has waited until her seventh…
Pre-sale of the week is A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead, out on 17 June. The LP version is an indies-only opaque white vinyl first pressing. This is likely to be very limited. Orders will be taken on a strict first come, first served basis; if there aren’t enough to go around you will be…
13 May brings some quality recommended releases. Rufus Wainwright is possibly the only artist who could make an album of Shakespeare sonnets work, and he does! 9Bach’s Anian is a compulsive rhythmic listen which builds impressively on their debut. One of the most talked about new acts in the UK, Yak, release their debut, Alas…