Just six recommended new releases for 28 October – smaller but still perfectly formed! Madness are back with their first album in 4 years, Can’t Touch Us Now, full of wry, observational lyrics and a lovely pop/reggae/soul fusion, which is a long-winded way of saying it’s situation normal, but splendid for all that. Given the…
First up for release on 21 October, Pretenders are back! Chrissie Hynde was in the process of recording a follow-up to her solo release Stockholm when she realised that the songs she’d written were perfect for the more muscular Pretenders sound, so Alone was born. Hooton Tennis Club’s sophomore effort, Big Box Of Chocolates, is…
Kicking off our recommended releases for 14 October we have the unexpected duo of Dr John Cooper Clarke & Hugh Cornwell with This Time It’s Personal, a collection of much-loved tunes, sung – if you can believe this – by John himself, and a good job of it he makes too! Moby’s new album is…
We’re really excited to announce the release of Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones, out on 2 December. Blue & Lonesome is the first studio album by The Rolling Stones in over a decade. This is an album full of their passion for the music that has always been at the heart and soul of…
Pre-sale of the week is Before The Dawn by Kate Bush, out on 25 November. Are you ready for a fresh Kate Bush release in your record collection? We are so delighted to let you know Kate is releasing Before The Dawn, featuring recordings from her extraordinary 2014 run of shows at the Hammersmith Apollo.…
Once again we’ve worked hard to recommend 8 albums for 7 October from the avalanche of new releases at this time of the year. First up, Green Day return with their 12th studio album, Revolution Radio – expect more ludicrously catchy, angsty guitar pop from the American trio. Norah Jones releases Day Breaks, in which…
Pre-sale of the week is The 1966 Live Recordings by Bob Dylan, out on 11 November. This extraordinary 36-CD (yes, 36 CDs!) monster box set features every available live performance by Bob Dylan from 1966 – a pivotal moment in rock’n’roll history – and works as a great companion piece to last year’s 1965–1966 studio…
It’s been harder than ever to whittle down the wealth of new releases out on 30 September to just 8 to recommend, but here we go! Sir Van Morrison possesses one of the finest voices in all music, and he uses it to good effect on his 35th studio album, Keep Me Singing. By way…
Pre-sale of the week is Lodestar by Shirley Collins, out on 4 November. Lodestar is legendary singer Shirley Collins’s first album in over 35 years, and is a collection of English, American and Cajun songs dating from the 16th Century to the 1950s, all recorded at Shirley’s home in Lewes. We’re offering Lodestar at special…
The quality new releases just keep rolling in! First up for 23 September is Young As The Morning, Old As The Sea, another fine album of ethereal folk from singer-songwriter Michael Rosenburg, better known as Passenger. Live At The Greek is the latest in a lengthy list of live albums from surely the hardest-working man…