Release of the week for 15 June is a close thing between Sarah Cracknell’s Red Kite and the Keston Cobblers Club’s WIldfire, and Sarah Cracknell just gets it. The week also brings new albums from James Taylor, Giorgio Moroder (his first since 1985!), The Selecter, Hilary Duff, Kathryn Williams and Hudson Mohawke. Click here…
Album of the week is Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall by Ryan Adams, and there are new albums from Muse, Of Monsters & Men and Tremonti, plus debuts from collaboration projects FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) and Simpson/Cutting/Kerr (Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr), Leftfield’s first release for 16 years, and a…
Florence + The Machine, Simply Red and Jamie XX all have fine releases out next week, as do Melody Gardot, Slaves, Sun Kil Moon and Helloween; however, the album of the week just has to be What Kind of Love from Danny & The Champions of the World. If you think we’ve been influenced by…
Welcome to a very special blog post! I’m delighted to announce a special pre-sale offer on the mighty Richard Thompson’s new studio album, which is due out on 29 June. The special pre-release prices are: CD £9.99 / Deluxe CD £12.99 / vinyl LP £16.99. If you pre-order the album, you will also receive an…
My release of the week is, unusually, a re-release. However, it is such a great album and has been so long out of print that it deserves its place. It’s Ryan Adams’ seminal debut, Heartbreaker, and every home really should have a copy! This week also sees new albums from The Vaccines, Ash, Pokey Lafarge,…
This week sees another fine batch of new releases, including alt-metal superstars Faith No More’s first for 18 years, a new solo effort from Brandon Flowers, the debut of Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen, a Whitesnake tribute to Deep Purple, a new album from Hot Chip, a film score from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis…
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.…