New releases for 21 June 2019

We start our hot six for this week with Originals, the latest archive release from Prince, which presents his own versions of the songs he wrote for other artists. From ‘Manic Monday’ through to ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, this collection of previously unreleased recordings demonstrates again, as if there’s anyone who would doubt it, the…

New releases for 25 November 2016

25 November brings four essential releases. First, Boots No.1 collects out-takes and demos from Gillian Welch’s seminal Revival, 20 years after that album’s release. 4Ever shows Prince at his brilliant best, with hits and other great tracks from the first 15 years of his career. And Paul Draper releases his second EP, cunningly titled EP…

New releases for 6 May 2016

6 May brings us Prince’s final album, Hit ’n’ Run Phase Two – full of life, and brassy, buoyant and as cheeky as only Prince seemed to be able to get away with! Blair Dunlop takes folk into new territory on Gilded, the follow-up to his much-lauded House Of Jacks, The Duke Spirit return with…