Release of the week was a bit of a difficult one, very tempted by the Mighty Fall’s Sub Lingual Tablet, but in the end I’ve gone with Thea Gilmore’s retrospective with a difference, Ghosts & Graffiti. This week also brings a retrospective from Eric Clapton, a rare glimpse into the rehearsal process for a Leonard…
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…
Well it’s back to normal(ish) after a magic weekend for Record Store Day! Don’t miss our release of the week, Magic Whip by Blur, their first studio album for 16(!) years – where did those years go! It’s also worth mentioning The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Musique de Film Imaginé, a musical score created by the…
While there aren’t so many new releases out this week because of Record Store Day, there are still a few crackers, including the release of the week from Alabama Shakes, plus new albums from Mark Kozelek, Built To Spill and They Might Be Giants. Click here for more details and to order your copy.…
Release of the week is the slightly delayed, but well worth the wait, live album from Eels at the Royal Albert Hall. We also have a live unplugged set from Status Quo and new albums from Beth Hart, Halestorm, Stornaway, Calexico, Villagers and The Wombats. Click here for more details and to order your…
Release of the week is Nadine Shah’s Fast Food, and there are also new albums from All Time Low, Brian Wilson, Josh Rouse, Duke Special, Turbowolf, The Lilac Time and Waxahatchee. Click here for more details and to order your copy.
We’re featuring 8 great new releases for next week. After much thought, the release of the week is Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens: an elegant, heartfelt depiction of his relationship with his mother and how it changed as she died. There are also new studio albums from The Prodigy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ryley…
Album of the week is the fabulous debut album from Australian indie-songstress Courtney Barnett. There are also brand new releases from Seasick Steve and Laura Marling, along with James Bay, The Staves, The Cribs, Michael Shenker Group and Gun. Click here for more details and to order your copy. And just a reminder that we…
The new release of the week doesn’t yet have a vinyl edition but don’t let that put you off: it’s the extraordinary and moving Down to Believing by Allison Moorer. Born out of the twin disasters of her husband leaving her and learning of her son’s autism, this really is a career high and it…
Release of the week for 9 March is the latest from pop legend Madonna, and there are also brand new albums from fellow legends Marc Almond, Jimmy Somerville and Robin Trower, along with new releases from Matthew E. White, Enslaved and Bethel Music, and a reissue of Deep Purple live from 1971. Click here…