There’s a slight pause in new releases for 29 July, with just the four to recommend. First up is Tim Burgess’s Vinyl Adventures From Istanbul To San Francisco, a cracking compilation that acts as a perfect companion to his new book. Viola Beach’s self-titled debut is a promising and engaging indie pop record, which makes…
Pre-sale of the week is The Complete BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin, out on 16 September. Led Zeppelin’s upcoming remaster of 1997’s double-platinum BBC Sessions includes eight previously unheard songs. Titled The Complete BBC Sessions, the album will be available in deluxe CD and vinyl sets, as well as a super-deluxe box set. The project…
There are just the six perfectly formed recommended new releases for 22 July. First up are Bears Den, who have managed to avoid ‘difficult second album syndrome’ in following up their wildly successful debut and have produced a passionate and evocative album in Red Earth & Pouring Rain. If energetic power pop is your thing…
Pre-sale of the week is the Live ’76 box set by Sex Pistols, out on 19 August. A fantastic live collection to celebrate the 40th anniversary of punk this summer. It was the summer of ’76 and the Sex Pistols were causing havoc up and down the country. Contents: • 4th June, Lesser Free Trade…
First up of our recommended new releases for 15 July is Aaron Neville, who celebrates his 75th birthday with Apache, an album of impeccable soul. David Corley’s Lights Out was written after he suffered a massive heart attack on stage and, as you would expect, it’s a beautiful exploration of death and illness. Jeff Beck…
Pre-sale of the week is Wild by Joanne Shaw Taylor, out on 30 September. Wild is the highly-anticipated new album from fabulous blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor, following her 2014 release The Dirty Truth. Joanne has been hailed by The Sunday Times for her “killer licks, soaring solos and heart-wrenching vocals”, and Joe Bonamassa has…
The recommended releases for 8 July feature a diverse selection running from electronica to hard rock by way of soul and folk, and all the finer for it. Aphex Twin continues his heady rush of releases in the last 18 months with Cheetah, available in all formats – even cassette! Biffy Clyro’s Ellipsis sounds very like…
Pre-sale of the week is Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, out on 9 September. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree, follows the Bad Seeds’ most critically and commercially successful release of recent times, 2013’s Push The Sky Away. Skeleton Tree began its journey in late 2014…
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,…