The first of this week’s crackers is Kula Shaker’s new album, Natural Magick, on which the band harness the power to cast their most potent spell yet, incorporating blazing psychedelic sermons, raga rave-ups, stardust-coated pop pearls and mood-enhancing mantras. Kula Shaker reformed permanently in 2021 with the return of keyboard wizard Jay Darlington, reuniting all…
Our pick of the releases for 3 & 10 February starts with Mercury Prize-winning Edinburgh trio Young Fathers, who return with Heavy Heavy (3 Feb), their follow-up to 2018’s standout Cocoa Sugar. The band – Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham ‘G’ Hastings and Kayus Bankole – have long been recognised as one of Britain’s most vital and…
Acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster’s 8th solo album, The Candle And The Flame, has followed a very different creative path from Forster’s previous works. The first single, titled ‘She’s A Fighter’, reveals just a part of what became a journey of creating music with family and friends with a need to find joy and solace…