This week’s smashers kick off with the second volume of live recordings from Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’s annual residency at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Live from the Ryman Vol. 2 features live versions of 13 songs from Weathervanes and Reunions, plus a stunning rendition of ‘The Last Song I Will Write’…
The Last Flight is Public Service Broadcasting’s version of the story of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart’s final, ill-fated journey in 1937. Rather than focus exclusively on the flight itself, the record examinates Earhart’s remarkable character: a rare blend of grace, composure, technical aptitude and a fortitude that the rest of us mere mortals can barely…
This New Noise is a newly remixed and remastered live recording of Public Service Broadcasting’s acclaimed 2022 BBC Proms show at the Royal Albert Hall. A celebration of the power of radio written in recognition of the centenary of the BBC, This New Noise saw the band joining forces with the 88-piece BBC Symphony Orchestra,…
This week’s ear-ticklers start with Public Service Broadcasting’s fourth album, Bright Magic, which is their most ambitious undertaking yet – an album in three parts (Building A City / Building A Myth / Bright Magic) that brings you to Europe’s heart and de facto capital, the cultural and political metropolis that is the ‘Haupstadt’ of…
Public Service Broadcasting’s fourth album, Bright Magic, is an album in three parts (Building A City / Building A Myth / Bright Magic) that is their most ambitious undertaking yet, bringing you to Europe’s heart and de facto capital, the cultural and political metropolis that is the ‘Haupstadt’ of the Federal Republic of Germany. “Doing…
Our six treats for this week open with Aviary, the latest from Los Angeles composer Julia Holter. It’s an epic journey and her most breathtakingly expansive album yet. The follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2015 album Have You In My Wilderness is full of startling turns and dazzling instrumental arrangements. “Amidst all the internal and…
A lovely batch of new releases due on 7/7 awaits, so let’s get to it! This Is The Kit follow up the critical and sales success of Bashed Out with Moonshine Freeze, an album that mixes a singer-songwriter outlook with an invigorating funk/indie/ folk sensibility. Melvins’ first double album, A Walk With Love & Death,…
Pre-sale of the week is Every Valley by Public Service Broadcasting, out on 7 July. Every Valley is the third album from Public Service Broadcasting, the brainchild of London-based J. Willgoose, Esq., who, along with his drumming companion, Wrigglesworth, and their bass player, keys and horns man extraordinaire, JFAbraham, is on a quest to inform,…
There aren’t many albums released this close to Christmas, but some of them are still well worth checking out. 2 December brings us Hamburg Demonstrations, the new album from ex-Libertines front man Pete Doherty, a live performance from Public Service Broadcasting’s Race For Space tour at Brixton Academy, and a collection of sessions recorded for…
Pre-sale of the week is Live At Brixton by Public Service Broadcasting, out on 2 December. We’re offering Live At Brixton at special pre-release prices, which won’t be available after release. Click here for more details and to order your copy.